After 34 years and 7 months spent serving the citizens of Winnipeg, Captain Dave Slobodian reg #1241 is retiring.
Dave started with the Winnipeg Fire Department June11, 1984 and retired January 20, 2019.

Dave recently had a great turnout of over 130 well wishers celebrate with him at Tavern United.

All the best Dave!

As the latest round of extreme cold weather alerts come to an end, our fire crews are looking back on a challenging and very busy month.

Winnipeg firefighters fought 112 seperate fires and nearly 300 motor vehicle collisions in January. #NeverOffDuty

It was a packed house at the King’s Head on Thursday night to honour the career of retiring District Chief Bob Ezinicki.

Brother Ezinicki now transfers to 5 platoon having served the WFD for over thirty-six and a half years. We wish Bob a long and healthy retirement.

The Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba recently celebrated their 30th anniversary. During their gala, the association recognized the involvement of retired Brother Jeff Bruce, his family as well as members of UFFW for their participation in their annual stationary bike race fundraising event.

Pictures below are UFFW VP Tom Bilous and board member TJ Belluk accepting the award from CP Assn Executive Director David Kron
#NeverOffDuty

With 200 plus members and family in attendance, District Chief Barry Carpenter reg# 1189 received numerous accolades at his retirement send off.

Barry started with the Winnipeg Fire Department on September 20th, 1982, and now retires with 36 years and 4 Months of service to the citizens of Winnipeg.

We wish Brother Carpenter a lengthy and healthy retirement.