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Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Save Lives
During the past 13 months, Nova Scotian families have buried 12 young children who perished in house fires. How many more youngsters will lose their lives before influential political and regulatory leaders take action? Automatic fire sprinkler systems save lives, protect property and preserve the environment, and sprinklers likely would have saved those seven precious…
You can now submit your nomination for the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
The Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association’s “CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award”©, in partnership with Duracell Canada Inc. and their partners, annually honours an individual whose remarkable achievements in the fire service and community exemplifies outstanding performance. To be considered for the award, nominees must have been a volunteer firefighter or volunteer-on-call firefighter for at least twenty (20)…
Welcoming Our International Delegation from Japan
During the 2018 CVFSA Annual Conference and AGM, we were honoured to host an international delegation from Japan. Attending the conference from the Japan Firefighters Association International Division were Assistant Chief Hiroshi Fukuchi, Senior Researcher for the National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster Nobuhito Ohtsu, and Fire and Disaster Management Agency Assistant Manager Naomi…
2018 CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award
At this year’s Annual Conference and AGM, the CVFSA proudly awarded our ninth recipient with the prestigious CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award. The 2018 award was awarded to Fire Chief Ronald Heisler of Qu’Appelle, SK. You can make your nominations towards the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award now. Go to “Awards” and check out CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Leadership in Action
By Graham Pawlett, President, CVFSA Last year, we embarked on a major change for the CVFSA. After holding our AGM in Ottawa for nine consecutive years, we made two major changes. First, we took the event on the road to Wolfville, Nova Scotia and were generously hosted by the Kings County Firefighter Assocation. Second, we…
CVFSA 2018 President’s Report
Download the PDF En français It is my honour and privilege to bring greetings on behalf of the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service. 2018 has been another amazing year for the CVFSA. I need to thank the dedication of the CVFSA Board members for their continued commitment and for their time invested in being advocates for…
ACSIV Rapport 2018 du président national
PDF In English C’est pour moi un honneur et un privilège de vous transmettre les salutations les plus cordiales de la part des Services d’incendie volontaires du Canada. L’année 2018 a été une autre excellente année pour l’ACSIV. Je tiens d’abord à remercier le dévouement des membres du conseil d’administration (CA) de l’ACSIV pour leur…
Annual Report of the CVFSA Ontario Director to the 2018 AGM
Download the PDF En français In October of 2017, the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service Association posted a notice for the office of Director for the Province of Ontario. I was privileged to be selected and installed in this position at the beginning of a Board of Directors teleconference on Feb 28, 2018. In this, I…
Rapport annuel 2018 du directeur de l’ACSIV et représentant de l’Ontario
PDF In English Plus tôt en octobre 2017, l’Association canadienne des services d’incendie volontaires (ACSIV) publiait une invitation à postuler le poste de directeur de la province de l’Ontario. Or, j’ai eu le privilège d’être choisi et installé à ce poste en début d’une téléconférence du Conseil d’administration (CA) qui s’est tenu le 28 février…
Nova Scotia Annual Report
It is with pleasure that I submit the annual report for the Province of Nova Scotia. 2018 has been a busy year in the Nova Scotia Fire Services with several complex and challenging incidents faced by our firefighters across the province. One of the highlights of 2018 is the continued work on the Nova Scotia…
