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Female High School Students Invited to Explore Career Paths within the Fire Service

May 16, 2023

RICHMOND HILL – Applications are now open for this year’s Project Blaze – a fully involved fire service experience run by Richmond Hill’s Fire and Emergency Services for female-identifying students in Grades 10-12. The three-day event offers students an opportunity to see how their skills and interests can propel them into an exciting career in

Message from our Symposium Keynote Speaker Peter Katz

May 9, 2023

A message from our Symposium Keynote speaker Peter Katz Peter Katz is a Juno Award- and Canadian Screen Award-nominated singer-songwriter who has spent the past 20 years touring internationally. He has been described by many of his fans and speaking clients as “a thunderbolt for the soul”. A gifted storyteller fluent in English and French,

Membership Renewal Reminder

May 2, 2023

OMFPOA Memberships expire at the end of each calendar year. As we have had ongoing website construction and upgrades being completed we have not removed any accounts that have yet to pay for 2023. Our membership continues to increase and we hope to have you as part of our association. This post is to serve

Please see the following release from the OMFEM.

Public Education Matters

Enhancing Fire Safety Education and Prevention in Your Community

Issue 192, May 5, 2020

Number of Ontario Fire Fatalities Increases by 65%
Over the Same Time Last Year

Dear Fire Chief, Public Educator, Fire Prevention Officer:

Between January 1 and May 4, 2019 there were 31 fire fatalities in Ontario. Over that same period in 2020, there have been 51 fire fatalities, an increase of 65%.

With so many Ontarians now at home because of physical distancing measures due to COVID-19, it is especially important to stress to the public the importance of preventing fires in the home, testing smoke alarms and practicing home fire escape plans.

In support of local public fire safety education efforts by fire departments, the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) has developed the attached news release template that can be customized and sent to local media to help urge the public to be vigilant about fire safety. The Fire Marshal has sent a similar news release to media across Ontario.

Also, a broad variety of public fire safety education resources are available on the OFM website (French) to assist in your local public education initiatives. These include:

Tweets (French) on a variety of fire safety issues;
Social media cards (French) and videos (French);
Home fire escape plans video (French);
News release templates (French);
Information sheets (French);
Public service announcements (French).Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have also brought other new concerns and challenges. One such concern is the suggestion that face masks can be decontaminated or sterilized for re-use by heating them in a microwave oven. This practice is a potential fire hazard and should be discouraged. The attached news release template includes a recommendation against this unsafe practice. People should follow the advice and recommendations of medical and health professionals when it comes to the use, care and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE).