🎁 The Oshawa Firefighters are giving back to our community!
Yesterday, VP Nathan Langille did some Christmas shopping to support the John Howard Society of Durham Region Christmas Hamper program. The $1000 in gifts will help those in need within the Region of Durham.
We are grateful for the opportunity to work with JHS and support this great initiative.
It's not too late to support our local charities this holiday season.
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🚒 THANK YOU OSHAWA! YOU STUFFED THE FIRE TRUCK! 🔥
Thank you to our generous community who filled the fire truck to the top this past Saturday!
All items will now be donated to the Durham Regional Police Service Food & Toy Drive to support local charity organizations.
Thank you to Local 465 member who donated their time to be at this event and collect your donations!
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🚒 STUFF THE FIRE TRUCK TODAY! 🎁❤️
There is still time to come out and support this great event.
Your Oshawa Firefighters are at Walmart North Oshawa (1471 Harmony Rd N) collecting toys for local charities, helping ensure every child in our community has a brighter holiday season.
Come by, say hello, snap a photo with the truck, and drop off a new unwrapped toy to support families across Oshawa.
Thank you for helping us make a difference, together we can fill this truck to the roof!
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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.