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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

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

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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President

James Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
Reg Baker
Reg Baker
Reg Baker
Wm. Sills
Wm. Sills
James Sneddon
James Sneddon
John Comisso
John Comisso
W.A. Duff Dell
W.A. Duff Dell
Ron Weir
Jay Cosgrave
Bob Sledziewski
Bob Sledziewski
Bob Sledziewski
Ralph Nicholson
Ralph Nicholson
Bob Allen
Bob Allen
John Simon
John Simon
John Bouchard
John Bouchard
Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
Scott Richardson
Scott Richardson
Brian Wallace
Scott Richardson
Art Pullen
Art Pullen
Paul Olah
Paul Olah
Paul Olah
John Peters
John Peters
Bob Webb
Jim Copeland
Randy Kalan
Jana Gillis
Jana Gillis
Jana Gillis
Craig Cunningham
Eric Chant
Eric Chant
Chris McDonough
George Warner
George Warner
George Warner
Chantelle Cosgrove
Chantelle Cosgrove
Chantelle Cosgrove
Chantelle Cosgrove
Gary Laframboise
Gary Laframboise
Gary Laframboise
Gwen Lewis
Gwen Lewis
Vince Giovannini
Vince Giovannini
Vince Tripp
Vince Tripp