Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation

FIRE PREVENTION / FIRE PROTECTION

Southern Tribal Council and Large/Unaffiliated First Nations Meeting

October 26-27, 2011

Rama, ON

Fire Protection Advisory Services

Assist First Nations and Tribal Councils with Fire Prevention Issues

Assist clients with fire department equipment requirements

Advisory Services

Assist clients with fire hall design and minimum standards

Assist clients with fire department inventories

Assist clients with fire department job descriptions

Assist clients with water flow for community fire protection

Fire Loss Statistics

Gather and compile all reported fire loss statistics for Ontario Region

Report loss statistics to all OFNTSC clients, ONFFS and INAC – Toronto and Ottawa

Fire Protection/Prevention Training

Review training contract work plan and course curriculum for training

Assist ONFFS in finding additional resources other than OFNTSC

Evaluate the community needs assessments with training contractor for fire fighter training

Fire Protection/Prevention Training

Assist in development of work plan for OFNTSC client fire departments training for Risk Management and Administration training

Community fire prevention training through National Poster Contest for school children

Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada – Wisdom of the Fire Program

Construction SafetyConfined Space Training

Assist CRTP training coordinator in obtaining confined space training for client water plant operators

Initiate discussion with PSHSA Managers and training officers

Develop OFNTSC training library

Technical Service

Assist clients with fire safety inspectionAssist clients with liaise service to HRSDC

for fire protection engineering servicesAssist in plan reviews for fire protection

and assist clients with HRSDC fire protection engineering services

Assist OFNTSC engineering staff with water supply for public fire protection and liaise with HRSDC

2011/2012 Activities:

Bulk Fire Equipment Purchase OFNTSC administered the purchase of thirteen thousand nine

hundred and thirty-seven (13,937) pieces of fire equipment for distribution to Ontario First Nations (Refer to OFNTSC Discussion Forum)

Fire Apparatus Purchase OFNTSC administered the purchase of eight fire trucks to eight First

Nation Communities. Fire Truck Pump and Pumper Operation Manuals have been reproduced and the Fire Truck Basic Operation Training has been provided to all eight First Nation Communities.

Regional Fire Loss Report – Calendar Year 2010 Regional Fire Loss Report provided to INAC, $3,321,770.00 total

dollar loss, 2 fire related deaths and 2 fire related injuries reported.

2011/2012 Activities (continued):ONFFS 20th Annual Fire Fighters Competition June 25, 2011, Oneida Nation of the Thames, ON• Bkejwanong Territory represented Ontario at the National Fire Fighters Competition hosted by

MANFF in Winnipeg, MB, August 20, 2011. Ontario placed tied fourth with Alberta.

Fire Apparatus Basic Operation Training Fire Truck Basic Operation Training has been provided to all eight First Nation Communities

who received a new truck.

Emergency Preparedness and Response OFNTSC in partnership with ONFFS is currently conducting training for Southern and Central

Ontario First Nations Communities. Four out of the seven training sessions have been completed.

Fire Prevention Week:“Protect Your Family from Fire” October 9-15, 2011 Fire Prevention Material has been distributed to Fire Chiefs, Fire Prevention Advisors, Fire

Safety Officers and Tribal Council Representatives.

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Fire Apparatus Purchase:OFNTSC completed specification review and administered the purchase of eight fire trucks (Freightliner side mount and top control) for eight Communities.

•Shawanaga First Nation•Sheshegwaning First Nation•Wahnapitae First Nation•Chippewas of Saugeen•Poplar Hill First Nation•Fort Severn First Nation•Gull Bay First Nation•Seine River First Nation

2010/2011 Upcoming Activities:

National Fire Protection/Prevention Poster Contest Information has been circulated to Fire Chiefs, Fire Prevention Advisors,

Fire Safety Officers and Tribal Council Representatives. All First Nation Schools have received hard copy correspondence. Closing Date: Friday November 4, 2011

Emergency Preparedness and Response Workshop: Three Training Sessions: visit www.ofntsc.org for more information October 18-20, 2011, Sudbury, Ontario November 8-10, 2011, London, Ontario January 17-19, 2012, Rama, Ontario

Contact:

Siobhan KennedyFire Safety

(416) 651-1443 ext. 257, skennedy@ofntsc.org

Brian StaatsOperations Manager

(416) 651-1443 ext. 236, bstaats@ofntsc.org

www.ofntsc.org