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| Who We Are |
We are the firefighters of the Georgina Fire Department. We are the ones you see going into burning buildings, responding to motor vehicle accidents, operating our air boat for ice water rescues, providing medical aid until paramedics arrive, responding to activated fire alarms and responding to emergencies, real or perceived. We even, from time to time, assist the police by providing whatever assistance is requested.
We are the fire prevention officers and inspectors whose responsibility it is to ensure that buildings are safe for the public and the occupants by ensuring those buildings meet the requirements of the Ontario Fire Code and the Ontario Building Code. We are the inspectors you see going out into the public and going into schools teaching fire safety through various programs such as Risk Watch, Learn Not To Burn and Tapp-C. It is our job to proactively prevent fires and tragedies.
We are also the members of the training division whose responsibility it is to ensure that the firefighters of the department are trained and maintain their training on new firefighting techniques, equipment and procedures.
Together we are the members of the Georgina Professional Firefighters Association and we are here to serve the public.
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| Our Organization |
The Georgina Professional Firefighters Association is the association representing all firefighters, the training officer, the fire prevention officer and inspectors of the Georgina Fire Department. Our Association is responsible for but not limited to:
- negotiating collective agreements between the Town of Georgina (the employer) and the firefighters of the association
- ensuring the collective rights and individual rights of our members (active and retired) are protected and respected
- striving to improve the health and safety of our members
The members of our Association also have a vested interest in the safety of the public and therefore the Association:
- continues to push for improvements in the fire department which will provide better levels of protection to the citizens we protect
- takes a stand against those issues that have a negative impact on the safety of the public
The members of our Association are also community minded. To that extent, our members continue to participate in many charity fund raising events throughout the community. Some of the organizations we have contributed to include Georgina Cares, the Georgina War Museum, and the York Region Critical Incident Stress Team.
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| Our Affiliations |
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| International Association of Firefighters |
The International Association of Fire Fighters, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the 16th largest union among the 64 national unions that makeup the AFL-CIO. The IAFF represents more than 267,000 full-time professional fire fighters and emergency medical personnel who protect 80 percent of the nation’s population. More than 2,900 affiliates and their members protect nearly 6,000 communities in every state in the Unites States and every province in Canada. |
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| Ontario Professional Firefighters Association |
The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association represents approximately 9500 professional fire fighters from seventy-five Locals. These Locals are represented by Seven Districts in the OPFFA.
The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association has evolved into an organization whose primary purpose is to provide career fire fighters with the highest level of service and expertise to assist them in all aspects of their professional lives.
This service comes in the form of research and distribution of information, representation at all government levels, 'hands on' assistance at the local level with local problems - negotiations, grievances, workers compensation, pensions, etc. - and education to prepare fire fighters for effective collective bargaining and the administration of their collective agreements. Many of these resources are available to our affiliate locals through our Online Database.
We are recognized by the Ontario Government as an authoritative voice for Fire Fighters in this province. |
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| Our History |
While we would love to relate to you the history of our association, it is currently not available either because this section is under construction or we are currently involved in bringing some emergency to a successful and safe conclusion.
Check back here soon for an update on our history. |
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