News & Events

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

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is hosting a virtual National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium to help identify areas where research on firefighter safety, wellness, and efficiency is needed. Read More

Description from website: The 2021 BC First Responder Mental Health Speaker Series — Leadership for the mental health of your workplace — will focus on actively developing the knowledge and skills of first responders in leadership positions, so they can… Read More

"The COVID Chronicles iteration of Where There is Smoke is a 25-minute audio podcast that incorporates stories and experiences from women and non-binary firefighters on the front lines of the COVID pandemic — garnered in 2 additional online creative workshops… Read More

The State of Science: Research on Women in the Fire Service will be held virtually on November 18, 2020. Presentation topics include: - cancer - cardiovascular disease - reproductive health - exposure - injury - safety - sex, gender &… Read More

Fire Service Women Ontario (FSWO)'s annual symposium will be held virtually on Nov 1-13, 2020. All sessions are FREE OF CHARGE to anyone who would like to participate this year. From forcible entry training with Jess Clermont, to engine company… Read More

The Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are hosting 1-hour webinars on the research results from the 22 CIHR catalyst grants on post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety personnel. The… Read More

The Virtually Fire Rescue Canada (FRC) webinar series are running from September to November 2020 (Host: Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs). The webinar series is offered free of charge to CAFC members and/or registered participants of the Virtually FRC2020 Conference.… Read More

Updated info from CAFC website: It will come as no surprise to Canada’s Fire Chiefs that Fire Rescue Canada (FRC) 2020 will not take place in person as planned for Montreal, September 13-16. Provincial and public health orders aside, the… 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

Fire Service Women Ontario and Red Dress Productions are holding online workshops on Sept 10 and 14 for the arts-based project, Where There is Smoke. Female or non-binary suppression firefighters are invited to participate in the online workshops share their… Read More