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Within an organization that values diversity, your professional skills and knowledge are sought by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM), as a Fire Protection Specialist. Le Bureau du commissaire des incendies (BCI), un organisme du ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels qui valorise la diversité, souhaite faire appel à vos connaissances et à votre professionnalisme afin de pouvoir le poste de spécialiste de la protection contre les incendies For more information, see the job description here. Pour plus de renseignements, voir la description d'emploi ici. |
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The University of Toronto is looking for a Fire Prevention Officer, and applications are being accepted until February 26, 2012. For more information on how to apply, see the full job posting here. |
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Your fire protection and safety expertise are sought by the Office of the Fire Marshal to monitor fire protection services and provide support to municipalities. Le Bureau du commissaire des incendies est à la recherche de personnes ayant des connaissances spécialisées dans le domaine de la protection contre les incendies et de la sécurité afin de surveiller les services de protection contre les incendies et de fournir du soutien aux municipalités. For more information, see the job description here. Pour plus de renseignements, voir la description d'emploi ici. |
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The deadline for early symposium registration has been extended until 17 February 2012.
Act now to save yourself $50.00. Symposium and Companion program agendas are now available. The registration form is now available here. |
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The Canadian Fire Safety Association is hosting it's annual education forum on April 4, 2012 in Woodbridge. For the event programme and registration, please see the brochure here. |
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The organizing committee for the 2012 OMFPOA Symposium is looking for your help. They are calling on the membership to find and submit their most strange, odd, funny, bizarre or just plain crazy prevention related photos, for presentation at the symposium. The best submissions will see some prizes thrown their way. |
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The OMFPOA in partnership with the Ontario Fire College is offering a training course on Fire Alarm Systems, taught from a Fire Prevention Officer's perspective. The course is being delivered by Dave Sylvester, a Senior Life Safety Specialist at Morrison Hershfield Limited and also the CFAA's Education Committee Chair. The course is being presented at the Fire College March 12-16, 2012. OMFPOA member's have a discounted and all inclusive course cost of $495.00.
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Thank you to the members who participated in our most recent poll on whether the Building Code should contain a reference to Fire Safety Plans, similar to what is found in the National Building Code. The poll indicated an overwhelming majority were in favour of that harmonization between the Building Code and the Fire Code. |
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Fire and Explosion Investigation Program NFPA-921 - 2011 Standard NAFI Certification or hours toward re-certification April 23 – 27, 2012 Course facilitated thru the training academy at the GTAA known as FESTI. http://festi.ca/ Contact for further information: Gary Jarrett - Facilitator 416-795-0782 |
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Ottawa Police and Fire Services in association with Firewise Consulting Limited, present an advanced fire investigation workshop with Dr. John DeHaan on April 2nd and 3rd. For additional details, see the event registration information here. |
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Consultation on the new edition of the Fire Code will be upon us shortly, and the Fire Service should be getting ready for it. Anyone who works with the Fire Code on a daily basis, both recognizes its value, but also recognizes that there are shortcomings to it too. Therefore, we are encouraging all members to both submit code change requests and to participate in the process to consult on the new edition of the code. If you have a code change request, the OFM has an online submission page here. If you submit a change request, please provide us with a copy, so we can review and submit a consolidated list on behalf of the OMFPOA. We will post those proposals and information on the consultation under the Legislation link to your left. As information on the code consultation becomes available, we will keep you informed. |
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The course will be held at Gravenhurst February 27 – March 1, 2012. If you are planning on attending, payment must be recieved by February 3, 2012. The application form can be downloaded here. Remember, one of the advantages to being a member of the OMFPOA is that your course fees are significantly discounted. See the membership page for more details. |
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Recently, we conducted a poll on the website, asking you how often your Department encounters hoarding type incidents. The Ontario Fire Service Messenger has this year reported that hoarding has contributed to the severity of a number of fires in the Province. During the 20 days the poll was active, we had 68 respondents. 59% of you reported that hoarding was encountered on a frequency of at least once a month or greater. 25% of you said you encountered it several times a month. 6% reported hoarding as a daily issue. |
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Fire Safety Commission Decision - 2011A012-177The attached decision is one that was recently awarded and relates to the appropriate and fire safe use of a residential property. The names and locations have been removed, but the process and assessment may be of some value to other Fire Prevention Officers and owners encountering similar circumstances. It and other Decisions we recieve will be made accessible to you in the Fire Inspections area of the site. To read the full decision, please click here. |
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