About Us

We are the firefighters of the Oshawa Fire Department. When a firetruck shows up at an emergency anywhere in the City of Oshawa it is us you see stepping off the truck. We are the ones you see going into burning buildings, responding to motor vehicle accidents, providing medical aid until paramedics arrive, responding to activated fire alarms and responding to emergencies, real or perceived,  that the police and paramedics do not respond to. We even, from time to time, assist the police by providing specialized vehicles such as aerial ladder trucks and standing by while the police deal with potential bombs in addition to providing whatever assistance is asked of us.

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 Older and Wiser. 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 on and maintain their training on new firefighting techniques, equipment and procedures.

We are also the members of the communications division. When you call 911 and ask for the fire department, it is our voices you here reassuring you, comforting you and getting the fire trucks responding to your emergency. We are the voices on the "other end" of the radio getting resources to the firefighters at your emergency. We are your first contact with your fire department.

Together we are the members of the Oshawa Professional Firefighters Association and we are here to serve you, to resolve your emergency and to be the frontline defense for the City of Oshawa.