As the summer heat rises, so do the risks of heat-related illnesses. Your Oshawa Firefighters want to help keep our community safe!
Know the warning signs of heat stroke—like muscle cramps, confusion, and nausea—and take simple steps to stay cool and hydrated.
✅ Modify your activity
✅ Wear light clothing
✅ Drink plenty of water
✅ Avoid alcohol
Let’s all do our part to stay safe in the heat. Share this with friends and family!
City of Oshawa - Municipal Government
Ontario's Fire Fighters
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Last week, your Oshawa Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 465 Executive Board proudly attended the OPFFA Convention. These conventions are where critical work gets done to protect and advance the rights of firefighters across Ontario. It’s an important opportunity to ensure our members’ voices are heard, our issues are represented, and our union remains strong and united. Proud to stand with our brothers and sisters from across the province in the ongoing fight for safety, fairness, and respect. 🔥👊 #UnionStrong #IAFF #OPFFA2025 #OshawaFirefighters
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Ontario's Fire Fighters
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IAFF Canada - AIP
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Thank you to everyone that visited us this weekend for Community Safety Day. It was a great day sharing safety information and showing our fire hall to the community.📣Join us TOMORROW at Oshawa Fire Station 5, 1550 Harmony Road N.
Oshawa Fire Services invites you to Community Safety Day — a free, family-friendly event focused on safety, preparedness, and community well-being.
👨🚒 Meet local first responders
🚒 Explore emergency vehicles
🔥 Watch live fire safety demonstrations
👋 Visit community partner booths
🎓 Learn about career paths and youth programs
🍔 Enjoy a free BBQ lunch generously provided by Harvey’s (while quantities last)
Learn more: www.oshawa.ca/en/news/join-us-for-community-safety-day-saturday-june-21.aspx
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The Oshawa Professional Firefighters Association (OPFFA) represents the men and women that make up the Oshawa Fire Service. The Association has a long a proud history in the community of Oshawa. In 1936 the Oshawa Professional Firefighters became affiliated with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).
The IAFF was formed in 1918 when 24 locals with 36 delegates representing firefighters from across North American gathered in Washington, DC. The first order of business for this group of firefighters was to adopt a constitution and bylaws then that was followed by decisions that included publishing a firefighting magazine, a salary structure for officers and creating a firefighters fund to benefit orphaned children of firefighters.
The founding group of firefighters worked hard to unite in order to improve working conditions for the fire service which suffered form long working hours (84 hour work weeks), low wages, and minimal safety standards. This affected not only their own lives, but the service they were able to give to their communities.
Over the years the IAFF has been instrumental in areas of occupational health and safety, working towards fire-based emergency medical services, hazardous materials training, RIT training and many more.
The OPFFA, also known as IAFF Local 465 works to ensure that the firefighters that protect the City of Oshawa are treated fairly and with respect. The OPFFA represents members in all divisions of the fire department; Suppression, Training, Mechanical, Prevention and Communications.
The OPFFA is also a member of the Ontario Professional Firefighters Association.
The OPFFA is active in our community, the City of Oshawa, through the benevolent committee, that’s works to raise money each year through donations that can in turn be donated to support local charities and organizations. The largest event is the annual boot toll that takes place at the end of the summer at the Oshawa Center.
The Association is run through a democratic process by the Executive Board that is made up a President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Executive Assistant.
For more information on the Association and how the Association works in our community please email [email protected]
We Do More Than Save Lives!
Oshawa Fire Fighters would like to thank everyone who has supported our donation drives throughout the years. With the generosity of our friends, we have been able to provide the community throughout the Oshawa area with funds designed to help the public and Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Through our non-profit charity, Oshawa Fire Fighters continue to support local area programs and services as well as the MDC.