Ontario Fire Cottage

[Leafs Fan]

Greetings from the Ontario Fire College, I have just finished doing an assignment for tommorrow and am looking forward to getting out of here . ANy posters out there been to this place and have some funny stories to relate.

[wilderness]

Most of us at the fire college have visited the Gavenhurst Gentlemen's Club. It started a few month before when we placed orders for t/shirts between 5 stations and they were to have seperate names, unfortunatley a mistake happened. And when the t/shirts arrived there was 150 shirts all with the same name.
No probs, we will simply return them and reorder. Wrong answer, sorry sir we can't... O.K. now what, hey lets do some trading of these shirts, we will take thirty shirts when we attend the college, and ask to trade or if someone wanted to buy a t/shirt.
Should have seen this comming, we sent the class clown on a mission. Da-a-Boy your on your way do a good job and you will be rewarded. So he sold the shirts, to the entire class and teachers and headed out on the town. So there is 20 to 30 guys walking to the club all wearing brand new t/shirts with our name on their backs the ladies at the bar even manage to snag a few shirts, so if your ever in a Gentlemens Club and see a lady wearing a F/Rescue shirt please take note. IT WASN'T ME CHIEF...

[Michael13]

Can anyone let me know approx how much courses at the College cost? And when do invoices normally get sent? My Chief has requested I find out.

[dentedhead]

Can anyone let me know approx how much courses at the College cost? And when do invoices normally get sent? My Chief has requested I find out.


Its all on the OFC website.Check the course calanders FAQ area.

Dentedhead

[colin911]

Can anyone let me know approx how much courses at the College cost? And when do invoices normally get sent? My Chief has requested I find out.
Your Chief is so busy he can't find out for himself? I'm sure one quick phone call to the OFM, stating that he's the Chief, he'll get his answer.

[kriand]

Can anyone let me know approx how much courses at the College cost? And when do invoices normally get sent? My Chief has requested I find out.

Are you talking the Police chief???
I would hope that the FIRE Chief would know something about the college

[LtBlondie]

You call that a gentlemen's club..common now you've had too much SCREECH Obviously!! LOL I'll I can say is it's Gravenhurst afterall...She does us women proud I'm sure!!

[irsqyu]

Greetings from the Ontario Fire College, I have just finished doing an assignment for tommorrow and am looking forward to getting out of here . ANy posters out there been to this place and have some funny stories to relate.

Not really a funny, on one visit, the class I was in won $100,000 with 6/49, it was split between 37 people, Took home about $2800 bucks. I really got a lot out of that particular course.

[irsqyu]

You call that a gentlemen's club..common now you've had too much SCREECH Obviously!! LOL I'll I can say is it's Gravenhurst afterall...She does us women proud I'm sure!!

Maybe not too much SCREECH, but too many of Doug's famous Caesars.

[iamvff]

This is a little off topic (imagine that!) but do young folks in Ontario not own phones?? I can't believe how many post on here a simple question that they could have called in faster than the time it took to post!? Hello...college...I have a question for you.....

Sorry, in advance....had to vent...

iamvff :o

[Michael13]

Question withdrawn....YBOMF'S

[colin911]

Question withdrawn....YBOMF'S
I can only guess at what that means .... ('cause I'm not hip to computer lingo) ... does it mean what I think it means???

[Michael13]

Let it mean whatever you want. Nothing I say on here you approve of, or agree with, so what does it matter?

You seem to know everything about everything. Maybe my Chief is busy and can't call, maybe he is terminally ill and needs help with finding some answers. Maybe he is dumb, deaf and mute. You have no reason or business to question me on why I ask a particular question on here. If you don't have an answer then don't post anything.

[dentedhead]

I can only guess at what that means .... ('cause I'm not hip to computer lingo) ... does it mean what I think it means???


Yup, mikey has stomped off in a huff again.

Dentedhead

[Michael13]

Sure have. Why wouldnt I? Dentedhead, I give you credit for actually trying to help, thank you. (Even though I can't find what you have mentioned on the OFC website) The others guys comments just waste bandwidth.

[Leafs Fan]

Phone the Registrar's office, I believe the ladies name is Tracey. She can give you the info as she is the one who does the billing. Her number is 705-687-9652


From their site :



HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL'S CHANCES OF BEING ACCEPTED ON COURSES:

Fill out application form legibly and completely showing course numbers and start date
Complete a separate application form for each participant for each course
Make sure that each application is approved and signed by the fire chief (or his/her designate)
When applying for a series of courses i.e. CO 101, CO 301, CO 302, the participant must be accepted on the prerequisite course before he/she can be accepted on the remaining courses. In other words, if the CO 101 you applied to is full and their name is placed on the wait list, your applications for CO 301 AND CO 302 are rejected and you must re-apply. To find out which other courses have openings remaining please check our Vacancy List (http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Education/Firecollege/pdf/VACANCIES%20ON%202006%20-%202007%20CALENDAR%20COURSES.pdf) which is published weekly on our website
If there is documentation required (i.e. copies of licenses, certificates etc.) this documentation must be faxed or sent in at the same time as the application or your application will be rejected.
If you would like to book a space for your department but are uncertain as to whom you plan to send, you may book a "Vacancy". Simply put "Vacancy" in place of the participant's name on the application form. Please notify the Registrar's Office of the name of the participant as soon as possible. Proper documentation and prerequisite requirements will be checked at that time, so ensure that you include the required information. If you have not notified us by ten weeks before the start date you will be contacted and given five days to provide the participant's name. If you fail to do so, your application will be rejected and offered to the next person on the wait list.
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[dentedhead]

Sure have. Why wouldnt I? Dentedhead, I give you credit for actually trying to help, thank you. (Even though I can't find what you have mentioned on the OFC website) The others guys comments just waste bandwidth.

Your welcome,I thought I saw it there the other night when I was looking at some courses Im supposed to be taking.Been wrong before.Hope you find what your after.

Dentedhead

[Michael13]

Thank you LEAFS FAN and DENTEDHEAD

[kriand]

Sure have. Why wouldnt I? Dentedhead, I give you credit for actually trying to help, thank you. (Even though I can't find what you have mentioned on the OFC website) The others guys comments just waste bandwidth.

And none of your comments ever wasted bandwidth??? I would think that MOST Fire Chiefs would have some knowledge of the OFC from the Coures they took there.

[wilderness]

Hey anyone from here going to be at the cottage August 28th 2006?
Pump ops...... anyone good with math?????

[Michael13]

And none of your comments ever wasted bandwidth??? I would think that MOST Fire Chiefs would have some knowledge of the OFC from the Coures they took there.


Not all Fire Chiefs take courses at the OFC!! I can sure tell you are a city boy.

[wilderness]

ok boys, each to seperate corners....:p

[mutts252]

Hey anyone from here going to be at the cottage August 28th 2006?
Pump ops...... anyone good with math?????

sounds like fun to me! :D we'll see what the demon known as a work schedule has to say about it... *fingers crossed*

[DoubleHelix]

Not all Fire Chiefs take courses at the OFC!! I can sure tell you are a city boy.


LOL sorry to butt in but Gravenhurst isn't exactly downtown :)

[Michael13]

And bad news for me...Next week I was supposed to be @ the Cottage for a course...call from there today and it's cancelled! I looked at the vacancy list on the OFM website and theres tons of cancelled classes. Anyone know what's going on?

[Ladymedic]

Yeah, probably the OPP had some urgent training they needed to complete :rolleyes:

[remya]

I'M TAKING THE PUMP OPS TRAIN THE TRAINER AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. IF YOU NEED ANY HELP WITH THE MATH OR ANYTHING, JUST LET ME KNOW! ITS QUITE A BIT OF PRE COURSE WORK ETC....

Deevo,

I'm up for that one too. There seams to be quite a few vacancies still. Hope this does not lead to a cancellation.

[wilderness]

NOTICE THAT ALOT OF THE CANCELLED COURSE'S SEEM TO BE THE ONES OFFERED BY M.H.S.A, anyone have answer as of why?

[Ladymedic]

Unfortunately deevo it does as quite often the OPP will stay at the college.

[FireChef]

Is it just me, being from out west..........Is "cottage" a nickname for the College??

[irsqyu]

Is it just me, being from out west..........Is "cottage" a nickname for the College??

It certainly is, the facility is set on the shores of beautiful Lake Muskoka in the heart of Ontario's Cottage country. It is located in Gravenhurst Ontario. It is sitting on a hill overlooking the lake, and would be a wonderful location for a resort.:)

Picture shows tour boat on the lake in the vicinity of the "Cottage"

[wilderness]

[quote=deevo]Cool, just hope we get the pre course stuff soon, because the pump ops course there was quite a bit of pre course, have you gotten anything yet?
Yeah hope its still a go.
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Hey was talking to one of the fine ladies at the O.F.C this morning, she told me all pre course packages for pump ops, had been sent out on ther 29th of June, looks like we have homework for the weekend........

[remya]

Cool, just hope we get the pre course stuff soon, because the pump ops course there was quite a bit of pre course, have you gotten anything yet?
Yeah hope its still a go.
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Deevo,

Just spoke to my chief this morning and he has not seen it yet.

[remya]

NOTICE THAT ALOT OF THE CANCELLED COURSE'S SEEM TO BE THE ONES OFFERED BY M.H.S.A, anyone have answer as of why?

Hey Wilderness,

It may have something to do with the cost. I know my chief would not pay for it. The $50 the college is now charging has got him in a tizzy.

[pumper172]

I am going the week of Sept 5th taking my first Modual. Anyone going to be there at that time. Maybe hook up for some brewsky's.

[fireshadow]

no, we could have a few guys up there'' let me look and i'll let you know