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Call for nominations for 2023 Annual Awards

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OMFPOA Executive are requesting annual nominations for the following awards, please nominate deserving individuals: Jim Copeland Award Dave Sylvester Student Bursary Al Suleman Award (Fire Prevention Employee of the Year) Fire Chief of the Year Award The deadline for submissions is 26 April 2023.

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ULC Smoke Alarms, What the Fire Prevention Officer and Fire Public Educator Needs to Know

March 2, 2023

Training session from 16 Feb 2023. Brian McBain, ULC Senior Codes and Regulatory Services Representative, spoke to us about the smoke alarm requirements in Ontario. Objectives: The participants will be able to: Describe the smoke alarm requirements in the both the Ontario Building and Fire Code. Explain the smoke alarm installation and maintenance requirements as

January 21, 2016 at 1:16 am #2087

Denise Rose

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Andrew,

Ottawa has an on call system where 2 investigators/ fpos are scheduled each week (from a pool of 8). Each investigator get 12 hours straight time for carrying the pager, plus time and a half once they are called. System has some kinks but seems to work… Some of our city employees get up to 20 hours a week for being on call/ carrying a pager… You may want to check to see if your city has electricians or other trades on call..