CAFC Members, As you know, the CAFC has been working with Revenue Canada to address concerns raised by a number of Volunteer Fire Departments and CAFC members regarding the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit. We are pleased to update CAFC members with positive news about the application of the tax credit. The primary concern was that [...]

For Immediate Release   December 31, 2011 – Enderby, BC - Mayor Howie Cyr and the Enderby & District Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Chief Kevin Alstad, announce that a Line of Duty service for volunteer firefighter Captain Daniel Botkin will be held at the Enderby Memorial Arena on Thursday, January 5 at 11am. A parade of [...]

February 22 – 24, 2012
Fairmont Royal York
Toronto, ON

Volunteer Firefighter Paul Nelson, 21, of the Nipissing Township Fire Department in Ontario is being mourned by the Fire Services across Canada and internationally.  He died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 after an accident involving the fire truck he was driving on his way to a call. “On behalf of the Canadian Fire Services, I extend our [...]

CAFC Members, It has been a remarkable year for the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) and the Canadian Fire Services.  As we enter the holiday season, the CAFC wanted to provide you with this special update on some of the work we have been doing with the Government of Canada to ensure the Volunteer [...]

Overview In August 2011, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) launched a year-long project to explore the development of a web-based database of fire statistics that would be available to fire departments and organizations across Canada. The National Fire Incident Database (NFID) project was funded by a $149,000 grant from the Canadian Police Research [...]

Project to explore national database for fire statistics — finally
By Len Garis and Karin Mark