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2025 Fire Prevention Week Theme and Planning

June 18, 2025

Fire Prevention Pros – This One’s for You!We can’t officially tell you the 2025 Fire Prevention Week theme yet… but let’s just say, it’s going to be electric. (You might want to ground yourself before attending. Just saying.)The Ontario Municipal Fire Prevention Officers Association (OMFPOA) and the Ontario Association of Fire Educators (OAFE) are teaming

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Last Call for Nominations – OMFPOA Executive Positions

May 22, 2025

We are now accepting nominations for several positions on the OMFPOA Executive. The following roles are up for election this year: President Treasurer Three (3) Director Positions These are two-year terms that offer a meaningful opportunity to help shape the future of our association, contribute to fire prevention across the province, and collaborate with a

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Bridging the Fire Safety Gap: Advocating for Home Fire Sprinklers in Ontario

May 15, 2025

In Ontario, a paradox exists: individuals are often safer from fire hazards in public spaces like shopping malls than in their own homes. While commercial buildings are mandated to have fire sprinklers, most residential homes lack this critical safety feature. Over the past five years, Ontario has witnessed a troubling number of residential fire fatalities,

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For over 60 years, the Ontario Municipal Fire Prevention Officers Association (OMFPOA) has operated as an independent, non-profit organization representing approximately 200 fire departments across Ontario. The OMFPOA represents the interests of Fire Chiefs, Fire Prevention Officers, Public Educators, Fire Investigators, Plans Examiners and Suppression personnel many performing a variety of these functions; to deliver services to persons who work, live and play in the Province of Ontario.