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Community Risk Reduction
This is a great article about Community Risk Reduction. http://www.firefighternation.com/article/fire-prevention-and-education/community-risk-reduction
Dave Sylvester: In Memoriam
Dave Sylvester: In Memoriam It is with the saddest of hearts we mourn the loss of a great visionary, colleague, teacher, friend, David Sylvester. After a long and courageous battle with cancer, David Sylvester succumbed to his illness at Credit Valley Hospital on the evening of November 17th, 2014. David leaves behind his loving wife
Halloween Fire Safety
NFPA has a great tip sheet to make sure all your little ghosts and goblins are safe this Halloween Halloween_Safety[4].   Follow the link and use the tip sheet for the Halloween season.
Keeping Ontarians Safe from Carbon Monoxide
News Release Keeping Ontarians Safe from Carbon Monoxide CO Alarms Now Mandatory in All Homes October 14, 2014 11:45 A.M. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Ontario is taking another step to keep families and homes in Ontario safe by making carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all residential homes. The new regulation, which comes
OMFPOA Elections
At the Annual General Meeting in Brantford on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 elections for the OMFPOA Executive will take place. Anyone interested in being electedor re-elected must have an approval letter from their Chief. Executive members shall be limited to Active Members (annual dues must be paid) in good standing in the Province of Ontario. Positions
Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer – Classification Change
Following an open and public consultation, an independent Review Panel determined on April 23, 2014 that the trade of Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer should be reclassified as compulsory. To ease the process of changing the trade’s classification from voluntary to compulsory, the Ontario College of Trades (the College) is taking a two-year implementation approach.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – AGENDA ITEMS
The OMFPOA Annual General Meeting for 2014 will take place on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 in Brantford during the OMFPOA Symposium. Please submit any items you want placed on the agenda by emailing the OMFPOA Secretary, Susan King at sking@oshawa.ca by Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014.