FireHouse651.COM Canadian Military Firefighters Online

FireHouse651.COM

about us

Mission Statement

The primary mission of FireHouse651.COM is to provide a common place on the internet for serving and retired Canadian Military and DND FR Firefighters to register their contact information. Our aim is to provide a service that will enable our members to reunite with their old friends and for them to establish new friendships. FireHouse651.COM is also dedicated to:
a. Collecting and publishing the historical material of The Canadian Military Fire Service;
b. Providing a Memorial for our deceased fire service members;
c. Providing information on fire service matters and topics of general interest;
d. Providing FREE Internet E-mail services and other features to our members;
e. Providing support to organized functions and reunions pertinent to our fire service;
f. Providing support for the Corp Of Canadian Firefighters Overseas during WW II.

History

The FireHouse651.COM web site was born out of a conversation Joe Walker and Paul Landry had in February 1999. They thought it would be nice to have a site dedicated to their fellow Firefighters from the MOC 651 and Department Of National Defense FR Group. The site was launched on 05 April 1999 and has grown steadily since. Allan Rau and Don Teed joined the Website as Directors in 2002. We reserve the right to deny or revoke membership for due cause. We have helped many Firefighters reunite with old friends and associates.

Ownership

Questions and or problems regarding this web site should be directed to Paul, Joe, Don or Allan. Copyright © 2006 FireHouse651.COM all rights reserved. This web site is privately owned and operated by Paul Landry of Stratford, Prince Edward Island. The site Webmaster is Paul Landry co-hosted by Directors: - Joe Walker of Alliston, Ontario, - Allan Rau Of Winnipeg, Manitoba and - Don Teed of Edmonton, Alberta.

FireHouse651.COM Physical Properties
- Owned By - Paul Landry
- Managed By - Paul Landry, Joe Walker, Don Teed and Allan Rau
- Created By - With FrontPage 2000 and various CGI and PHP Scripts
- Graphics and Forum Managed By - Joe Walker
- Hosted On - High Speed Virtual Server, British Columbia
- Special Service - POP 3 E-Mail Accounts To Members
- Professional FireHouse651.COM Message Forum
- Firefighter Mass Mailing List

Services

Membership in FireHouse651.COM is at no cost. We do accept donations from any member who wishes to donate to help defray costs. We also receive some revenue from sponsored banners. Our goal is to be online for our members for the long haul.

Membership

Regular Members: Any person who is:
a. a member of the Canadian Forces Fire Service serving or retired,
b. a member of the DND FR Civilian Group serving or retired,
c. immediate family or spouses of CF or DND FR Firefighter.
Any person (non-fire fighter) who is or was employed by the Fire Service or has or is rendering honourable service on behalf of Firefighters will be considered. Immediate family will be considered on recommendation of the member. Spouses of deceased Firefighters are very welcome.

Honorary Members: Names may be submitted to the Directors by regular members, of any person for consideration for Honorary Membership. Approval will be by vote conducted by FireHouse651.COM directors after a review of the submission.

Associate Members: For any person who is from another fire service or any other profession or organization who have demonstrated an interest in and support for our membership and mission. Associate Memberships will be determined by the FireHouse651.COM Directors.

Rules

Rule # 1: The FireHouse651.COM Web Site is a rank free zone. The only place where rank shall be used will be on the Fire Fighter Memorial, Anecdotes, or when the directors deem appropriate.

Rule # 2: Discussion pertaining to military policy, operations, personnel, conditions of service or any other subject matter of this nature shall be entered upon with care. Members shall give careful consideration to the content of their posts, in regard to what subject matter their own organization will permit them to put on a public forum. All postings of this nature are the responsibility of the author and not FireHouse651.COM. Any questionable posts shall be deleted.

Rule #3: All forum posts shall be courteous and respectful towards other members or any other person being referred to. Form posts that do not meet this standard will be deleted. Messages containing written or graphic sexual content, or offends any person or group in regard to race, sexual orientation, color, creed or ethnic origin will be deleted. Please use common sense when posting any materials as this forum is open to all family members.

Disclaimer: This is a moderated web site and members who use this web site, including the Message Forum, do so at their own risk of being offended. FireHouse651.COM makes every attempt to monitor the site. We do not allow illegal or offensive materials to be published on this web site. - The Directors
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PRIVACY POLICY AND CONSENT

By accessing, using and/or downloading materials from or sending or posting materials to, this Site, you agree on your own behalf and on behalf of each entity on whose behalf you act, to the terms of this Privacy Policy and to the practices for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information as described here.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY?

Anonymous Browsing: You can visit this site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Like many other web sites, this site automatically collects certain information regarding Web Site users, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address and domain you used to access this site, the operating system you are using, the sections of the Web Site you visit, the Web Site pages accessed and information viewed. This information may be used by us to measure the number of visits, average time spent, page views and other statistics about visitors to this site in general. We may also use this data to monitor site performance for systems administration purposes, to improve this Site and to report information in aggregate form to our management.

Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored by your Internet browser on your computer's hard drive, which permit us to recognize you when you access this Site. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of the Web Site. The cookie itself does not tell us your email address or who you are.

PERSONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU: COLLECTION, USE, LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Generally, There are times when we may ask you for, or you may choose to provide information about yourself. This information may be used for the following purposes: answering your questions, posting materials or pictures, sending a donation to the site.

To provide these services, we may need to ask you directly to provide, among other things, your name, mailing address, postal code, email address and phone number. At times we may also conduct on-line surveys to better understand the needs, profiles and experience of our visitors. You will be given the option to participate in such surveys. No personal information is requested during a survey; all survey information is used on an aggregate basis only.

Location of Information: FireHouse651.COM will process and store your personal information in one of its data centers.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

FireHouse651.COM may disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

1. Law enforcement and Legal Disclosure: may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information.

2. Disclosure to Authorized Persons: Your personal information may be disclosed to you or to a person whom you have granted a power of attorney.

HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURED AND PROTECTED?

To help protect the confidentiality of your personal information, we employ security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Nevertheless, due to the nature of Internet technologies, security and privacy risks cannot be eliminated and we cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Policy.

We instruct those with access to your personal information that it is to be used only in adherence with the principles set forth in this Privacy Policy and the laws applicable to each specific business. Anyone who misuses personal information may be subject to disciplinary action.

Emails you send us are not necessarily secure when they are transmitted to us. If your communication is sensitive, or includes confidential information such as a credit card number, you may want to provide it by post or via the telephone instead.

OTHER WEB SITES

This Site may contain links to other Web sites or Internet resources. When you click on those links you are contacting another Web site or Internet resource that may collect information about you voluntarily or through cookies or other technologies. We have no responsibility or liability for or control over those other Web sites or Internet resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies of those other Web sites and Internet resources to understand how they collect and use information.

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

This Policy may be changes from time to time at our sole discretion and without any prior notice or liability to you or any other person. Changes may be necessary to accommodate technology or legal developments. Your use of this Site will be governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time. New versions of the Policy will be posted here.