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2025 Fire Prevention Week Theme and Planning

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

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

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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Your OMFPOA Executive met yesterday via conference call.  Several current public education strategies were discussed like Toronto’s Smoke Alarm Video Challenge to Central York

and Prince Edward County Fire Prevention delivering fire safety messages during Covid-19.  Have a look at Kingston Fire & Rescue’s personalized  Birthday Videos from Sparky.

At this time we would like to ask departments to share what they are doing.  Please send us descriptions and links to your on-line educational programs and other public education activities in order that we may share them with our membership.

Remember to tag The Ontario Municipal Fire Prevention Officers Association on Facebook (@omfpoa) and on Twitter (@omfpoa911)

Keep safe everyone.