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Fire Service Women Ontario's 2022 Annual Training Symposium will be held in Belleville, Ontario on October 19-22, 2022 Read More

The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs are hosting their annual conference in Ottawa on September 11-14, 2022. Read More

The second Sunday in September of each year is designated in memory of firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty. On that day, the Canadian flag will be half-masted on all federal buildings and establishments. Read More

The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) Annual Conference & Trade Show will be in person for 2022. The OAFC Annual Conference will be held May 5-7, 2022 The OAFC Trade Show will be held May 6-7, 2022. Read More

Firefighters are exposed to some of the greatest psychosocial risks of any profession. Research has shown that the risks and responsibilities they shoulder have a significant impact on their well-being and on their families. These challenges have only been exacerbated… Read More

The 2022 National Firefighter Cancer Symposium (NFCS) is a hybrid event that will focus on the most current research and cancer prevention practices in the fire service. Read More

Fire Service Women Ontario's 2021 Virtual Training Symposium 2021 Virtual Training Symposium will be held virtually from Oct 31 to Nov 19. Nearly all sessions are FREE OF CHARGE to anyone who would like to participate this year. New this… Read More

The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs are hosting their annual conference virtually on September 13-14, 2021. Conference registration opens: mid-April 2021 The program will be announced in late Spring 2021. Read More

The second Sunday in September of each year is designated in memory of firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty. On that day, the Canadian flag will be half-masted on all federal buildings and establishments. Read More

The 2021 National Firefighter Cancer Symposium will be jointly hosted by the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE) and the Firefighter Cancer Initiative (FCI). The event will focus on the most current research and cancer prevention practices in the fire… Read More

The First Responder Center for Excellence is pleased to announce the second annual National Fire Service Behavioral Health Symposium. Behavioral health has become a high priority issue for the fire service. Fire departments and union leadership, clinicians, and line firefighters… Read More

The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) Annual Conference & Trade Show will be a brand-new, interactive virtual event. The OAFC Vendor Education Day & Virtual Trade Show will be held April 28-29, 2021. The OAFC Annual Conference will be… Read More