OMFPOA call for resource sharing.

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Landlords’ Responsibilities for Fire Safety in Ontario

Landlords’ Responsibilities for Fire Safety in Ontario:     Who is Responsible for Fire Safety? According to the Fire Code, the owner of the property is responsible for carrying out its provisions. In the case of rental properties, this means the landlord is responsible for ensuring compliance with fire safety requirements. This includes installing and maintaining

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Director Jason Benn’s blogpost

Making the Case for Rural Water Tank Implementation       A Lifeline for Firefighting For rural properties, access to reliable water sources can make all the difference in an emergency. When wildfires or structure fires strike, having a dedicated water tank for firefighting can help protect homes, livestock, and land. Why Install a Firefighting

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Our duties are shifting on a daily basis from preparing emergency homeless shelters and hospitals to completing immediate threat to life inspections and completing fire investigations.  Many have been tasked with using down time to prepare or update SOP’s, SOG’s and fire safety education presentations.  Therefore we’re encouraging our members to submit copies of documentation that they are willing to share with their colleagues.  We’re also interested in existing on-line fire safety education resources that can be shared with other departments.  All documents will be entered into the My Account – Department Member Files which are only available to logged in members.  Follow this link to see what’s there now and to submit your resources https://omfpoa.com/department-member-files/.

Thank you and stay safe.