The Ontario Association of…

The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs is a non-partisan, non-profit association that represents the chief fire officers of the 437 fire departments in the Province of Ontario.
The 437 fire departments are divided into 32 career fire departments, 43 composite fire departments and 362 volunteer fire departments. There are approximately 30,716 firefighters in Ontario including about 18,281 volunteer firefighters, 11,971 career firefighters and 464 part time firefighters.
These Chief Officers are ultimately responsible, by statute, for the management and delivery of fire, rescue, and emergency response to the 15 million residents of Ontario.
We are the trusted adviser to government when it comes to public and firefighter safety.
The OAFC supports initiatives designed to improve the fire and life safety of our members and all who reside in Ontario.

Please see the attached comments in response to the discussion to the Modernizing Ontario's Wildland Fire Management.

Thank you,

Shaun Cameron
Program and Policy Advisor
Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
email: shaun.cameron@oafc.on.ca