{"id":36888,"date":"2025-09-25T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=36888"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:53:45","slug":"support-for-firefighter-survival-training-announced-at-cyfs-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/support-for-firefighter-survival-training-announced-at-cyfs-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for firefighter survival training announced at CYFS headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A $746,000 investment in survival training for Ontario\u2019s firefighters was announced by the Province of Ontario at the Chief Ian Laing Headquarters of the Central York Fire Services on Wednesday by Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development David Piccini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investment will go to the Ontario Professional Firefighters Association (OPFFA) to \u201chelp ensure Ontario\u2019s frontline heroes are equipped with the skills and tools they need to keep communities, and themselves, safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince its launch in 2021, Ontario has invested $1.5 billion through the Skills Development Fund Training Stream and Capital Stream to help train more than one million workers,\u201d said the Province of Ontario in a statement. \u201cAs announced in the 2025 Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario, the government is investing $1 billion more through the Skills Development Fund over the next three years, bringing the total to $2.5 billion, to support key industrial sectors and help train even more workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Piccini noted the Province will \u201calways stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave men and women who have our backs when we need it the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy investing in advanced survival training, we\u2019re protecting our firefighting heroes by providing them with the skills they need to stay safe in the most dangerous scenarios,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funding announcement was greeted warmly by leaders at the Provincial and Municipal levels of government, including local MPPs Dawn Gallagher Murphy (Newmarket-Aurora) and Michael Parsa (Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur firefighters put their lives on the line every day to protect families across Ontario,\u201d said Gallagher Murphy in a statement. \u201cBy investing in advanced survival training through the Skills Development Fund, our government is equipping these brave men and women with the tools they need to stay safe while safeguarding our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Parsa: \u201cOur government is proud to invest in Ontario\u2019s firefighters through the Skills Development Fund to ensure they have access to the crucial training they need. This $746,000 investment will equip firefighters with the skills and tools to stay safe in the line of duty, while continuing to protect the communities they serve across Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was fitting the announcement was made at the CYFS\u2019 Ian Laing Headquarters as the fire station on Earl Stewart Drive also serves as a training facility for firefighters from many parts of the GTA, not just the Aurora and Newmarket communities the CYFS serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to thank the Ontario Government for investing in Aurora through the Skills Development Fund,\u201d said Mayor Tom Mrakas. \u201cThis support helps firefighters here in Aurora and across Ontario build the advanced skills they need to stay safe and protect our communities. It\u2019s an investment in their careers, in our community\u2019s safety and in a stronger, more competitive Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire Ground Survival Program, added Greg Horton, President of the OPFFA, will equip firefighters with \u201clifesaving training they need to keep communities safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is critical that firefighters across our Province have continued access to the tools, training and equipment necessary to protect our communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A $746,000 investment in survival training for Ontario\u2019s firefighters was announced by the Province of Ontario at the Chief Ian Laing Headquarters of the Central York Fire Services on Wednesday by Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development David Piccini. The investment will go to the Ontario Professional Firefighters Association (OPFFA) to \u201chelp ensure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9AY","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-16 22:05:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36889,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36888\/revisions\/36889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}