June 17th - OAFTO Members Meeting and Training Event
Wed, Jun 17
|898 Industrial Ave
Join us in Ottawa for the OAFTO Members meeting, partner updates and presentation from Shawn Landry - on the IAFF Responding to the Interface Program. This program is available to all volunteer, professional and composite departments and is supported with government funding.
Time & Location
Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
898 Industrial Ave, 898 Industrial Ave, Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y8, Canada
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About the event
IAFF Responding to the Interface Program
Protecting communities from wildfires is no longer a job limited to certain regions in the United States and Canada. As the line separating urban, suburban, and rural communities has blurred, wildfires are a threat spanning coast to coast.
The urban interface — the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development — is growing at an astronomical rate, causing enormous loss of property and significant risk to human lives. According to the National Fire Protection Association, 88 percent of fire departments respond to urban interface fires, but only 40 percent of these departments provide urban interface fire training. Even when training exists, it is often inconsistent and inadequate for the level of response needed.
In order to better protect Canadians from this growing threat, the IAFF and the Government of Canada have partnered to offer the IAFF’s Responding to the Interface (RTI) training that prepares fire fighters…
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