Subject "Samsung Slide-In Electric Ranges recalled due to fire hazard” CSA Group Product Alert & Recall # (PAR-09-24) CSA Group Case# (L05331) Health Canada RA-75974 / CPSC 24-335 Please find attached for your information (if applicable). Issue: Humans and pets can accidentally...
Alberta Fire Chiefs AssociationGeneral News
2025 FSTP (Fire Service Training Program) Grant
2025 FSTP (Fire Service Training Program) Grant Fire Service Leaders/Training Officers: We are pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 FSTP (Fire Service Training Program) grant. Program letters have been sent to each municipal CAOs, Metis Settlement Chairs and Band Administrators. The...
2024-PN10 UL Subscriber Voluntary Notice / 2024
To Members of the Regulatory Authority Advisory Bodies and Associates, UL subscriber (Zedel, UL file MH25320 // Branded as Petzl Distribution, UL File MH60178) issued the following correspondence on their website informing their customers of a Safety Alert involving their products:...
24PN-7 UL Solutions Warns of Unauthorized UL Marks on Combination CO & Smoke Alarms
To Members of the Regulatory Authority Advisory Bodies and Associates, The following is a notification from UL Solutions that the Combination CO & Smoke Alarms identified below bear unauthorized UL Certification Marks for the United States and Canada. The Combination CO & Smoke Alarms have...
New: Electronic Voting for Expired 2024 Executive and Urban Director At Large Positions
Dear Members, The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association Board is pleased to announce the adoption of a new Electronic Voting Policy, passed at the February 21st, 2024 Board meeting. This policy is designed to streamline our decision-making processes, enhancing efficiency, inclusivity, and security in...
Highway To Mexico – Rotary Club of Edson
The Rotary Club of Edson Needs Your Help In 2001, the Grande Prairie Rotary Club acquired a school bus to transport wheelchairs to needy people in Mazatlan, Mexico. Building on that success, the Highway to Mexico project was born in 2003 with the delivery of two more school buses leading up to the...
AFCA’s Response to Minister Loewen’s Press Conference of February 20th 2024
Alberta Fire Chiefs Association Professionals Serving Professionals Alberta Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA) Response to Minister Loewen's Media Statement of February 20, 2024 The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA) Board of Directors, following a board meeting on February 21, 2024, wishes to...
Firefighter Survey- Understanding Psychosocial Health & Supports
ARE YOU A FIREFIGHTER? WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE SURVEY TO BETTERUNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORTS IN PROMOTING THEPSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF FIREFIGHTERS INALBERTA 10 TO 15 MINUTES IN APPRECIATION 20 RESPONDENTS WILL BERANDOMLY SELECTED FOR A $50 GIFT CARD...
OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA – AFCA is urgently calling for disclosure of the provinces’ wildfire preparedness strategy.
Alberta Fire Chiefs Association Professionals Serving Professionals Office of The President OPEN LETTER TO Members of the Government of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta – January 31, 2024 Significant Concern Over Impending Wildfire Season Dear Honourable Members of the Alberta Government, With the...
New Alberta Safety Codes
The office of the Provincial Fire Administrator, Community and Technical Support, Technical & Corporate Services Division, Municipal Affairs has approved the attached notice on the publication of the National Building Code - 2023 Alberta Edition, National Fire Code - 2023 Alberta Edition and...