/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Launch of Innovative Program for Hiring Firefighters/

AJAX, ON, April 1, 2014 /CNW/ - Landing one of the most popular jobs in the province, firefighter, is about to become more open, transparent and fair with the launch of Ontario's province-wide candidate testing service. 

Ontario Fire Administration Inc., operated by the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, is Canada's first provider of province-wide candidate testing services for the fire sector. 

Attending:

• Hon. Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
• Tadeusz (Ted) Wieclawek, Fire Marshal and Chief of Emergency Management Ontario
• Fire Chief Jim Sales, Toronto Fire Services
• Deputy Chief Matt Pegg, President, Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
• a/Fire Chief Dwayne Macintosh, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
• Other leaders in Ontario's fire service

Photo opportunity: fire equipment and testing apparatus.

							Thursday April 3, 2014
							9:00 am
							Greater Toronto Airports Authority
							Fire & Emergency Services Training Institute
							2025 Courtneypark Drive East, Toronto, Ontario

SOURCE: Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs

Michelle O'Hara, Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, 905-426-9865, [email protected]