Thank you to Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri for the thoughtful words and continued support shown to Oshawa firefighters, our retirees, and their families.
We truly appreciate you taking the time to attend our annual Retirees Luncheon and recognize the incredible careers and contributions of Candice Hollingshead, Scott Wood, Tanya Norman, and Alan Ulrich.
Your ongoing support of public safety, community service, and the members of Oshawa Fire Services does not go unnoticed. Thank you as well for highlighting the importance of preserving and honouring the legacy of those who have proudly served our city.
We are proud of our retirees, proud of our members, and proud to continue serving the Oshawa community together.
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Thank you to MP Rhonda Kirkland for attending our Oshawa Professional Fire Fighters Retirees Luncheon and for recognizing the outstanding careers of Candice Hollingshead, Scott Wood, Tanya Norman, and Alan Ulrich.
We appreciate your continued support of Oshawa firefighters, retirees, and the important work our members do in the community every day.
Congratulations once again to all of our retirees on their well-earned retirements and decades of dedicated service to the citizens of Oshawa.
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Yesterday, Oshawa Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 465 were proud to host our annual Retirees Luncheon, an opportunity to recognize the dedication, professionalism, and friendships built over decades of service to our community.
We were honoured to celebrate the careers of Candice Hollingshead and Alan Ulrich, who were able to attend, while also recognizing Tanya Norman and Scott Wood, who were unfortunately unable to join us yesterday. Their years of service and commitment to Oshawa Fire Services and our Association have left a lasting impact on our members and our city.
We also heard remarks from Deputy Chief Barlow on behalf of Chief Barkwell, Mayor Dan Carter, MP Rhonda Kirkland, and MP Jivani. While MPP Todd McCarthy and MPP Jennifer French were unable to attend, we appreciate their continued support of firefighters and retirees in our community.
A special thank you as well to Muscular Dystrophy Canada for recognizing Oshawa Firefighters for surpassing $1 million raised over the years in support of MD Canada. That incredible milestone is only possible because of the dedication and generosity of our members, retirees, families, and supporters.
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the afternoon such a meaningful celebration of service, sacrifice, and community.
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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.