Fire Service Women Ontario

FSWO would like to send a very loud proud congratulations to our very own board member Tracey Shields who was promoted last week to the rank of Suppression Captain! Tracey is the first woman in the history the Ottawa Fire Department to be promoted to this rank! #CHOOSETOCHALLENGE #firefighter

Join this free webinar A Fire Service for All discussion tomorrow at 1:00pm EST! #diversitymatters #Inclusionmatters

Join the Office of Diversity and Human Rights’ Associate Vice-President, Indira Naidoo-Harris on March 31st, 2021 from 4:00 5:00 p.m. as she moderates an exciting panel discussion with three trailblazing women who Choose to Challenge in honour of International Women’s Day. Hear from former Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, former Canadian politician and Human Rights Activist, the Honourable Jean Augustine, and former Chief of the Six Nations and Indigenous and Human Rights Advocate, Ava Hill, as they engage in discussions about women-identifying individuals in leadership, barriers women face in positions of power, and how we can build equitable and inclusive communities for everyone #ChooseToChallenge

Thank you Jess for sharing your story. Your leadership in the fire service continues to inspire us all!

Black Friday Sale at our online store!! Our online store can be accessed through our current website at www.fswo.ca and use the code FSWOBLACKFRIDAY to receive 15% off everything in the store!!

Congratulations Firefighter Mary Hindle with the Hamilton Fire Department. Firefighter Hindle has been awarded the #FSWO 3E Award. This award recognizes an individual, group, department or organization that has, through their outstanding effort and exemplary action, demonstrated an extraordinary commitment in supporting and furthering the mandate of the FSWO by Educating, Empowering and Encouraging women in the fire service. #Hamont #HamiltonFireDep #FSWO2020 Pictured left to right: Pike Krpan, President FSWO; Mary Hindle, Hamilton Fire Department, Lydia Wilcox, Vice President FSWO; Chief Dave Cunliffe, Hamilton Fire Department

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Congratulations Assistant Platoon Chief Blanchette with the Oakville Fire Department . APC Blanchette has been awarded the #FSWO President's Trailblazer Award. APC Blanchette continues to advance, educate and empower women in the fire service locally and across the country. The President's Trailblazer Award is Presented annually to a current FSWO member who has been nominated by his or her peers and selected by the FSWO President. This award recognizes the individual's c...ommitment to the goals and objectives of FSWO and their contribution to the fire service and their community. The award recognizes a FSWO member who has shown to be an innovative leader who has blazed a trail for others to follow. The recipient of this award has made outstanding contributions to women in the fire service and includes, but is not limited to: inspiration to others, an excellent role model, positively influences the actions and opinions of others, encourages and supports colleagues, shows initiative, perseveres in the face of criticism or adversity, has high ethical standards, is willing to go that extra mile, builds trust and is able to form partnerships to resolve issues, and maintains a positive outlook. #educate #empower #encourage #fswo2020

Congratulations to the winners of our FSWO 2020 symposium prize draw. Prizes included firefighter tools from Motis Fire Rescue - Snaggers, forcible entry wedges and mini spanners, all made right here in Ontario! Stefanie Mathar, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Donna Naulls, Brampton Fire and Emergency Services Sylvia Pranaitis, Toronto Fire Services... Thank you to Motis for their generous sponsorship. These make great gifts for your crew and that firefighter in your life - check them out at https://ca.motisfirerescue.com/ #motisfirerescue #fswovirtualsymposium2020 #fswo2020 Motis Snagger Tool

Ali Rothrock was our keynote speaker for our 2020 Virtual Symposium and has many valuable resources for all members of the fire service. FSWO members will have access to recordings from all the sessions from our virtual symposium in the coming weeks. #fswovirtualsymposium2020