{"id":8,"date":"2026-05-28T22:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/community\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:49:27","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba864a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba864a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d265e54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d265e54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0002e is-style-default hostinger-ai-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e0002e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Firefighters in action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb8b56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fb8b56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4a178 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d4a178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacba3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cacba3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbcd7a1 hostinger-ai-project-image hostinger-index-10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbcd7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fire1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-61\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fire1.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fire1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fire1-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fire1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fire1-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9ea27 hostinger-ai-project-title hostinger-ai-font-bold elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d9ea27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Fire Protection<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdef307 hostinger-ai-project-description elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdef307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are first and foremost Firefighters. Fire protection in Oak Bay has been performed since 1938 by Oak Bay Firefighters. Previous to that the City of Victoria protected Oak Bay Residents. In 1969 we formed IAFF local 1856 and have run a career department ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64afe52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64afe52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c4d8b hostinger-ai-project-image hostinger-index-11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3c4d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hg2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-62\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hg2.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hg2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hg2-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hg2-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96787e0 hostinger-ai-project-title hostinger-ai-font-bold hostinger-index-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96787e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honour Guard<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0fd9f hostinger-ai-project-description hostinger-index-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e0fd9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our team runs the Honour Guard upholding traditions, service, dedication and professionalism of the fire service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e1e14 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42e1e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5dbc72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5dbc72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0273ea7 hostinger-ai-project-image hostinger-index-12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0273ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vol1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-59\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vol1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vol1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fe8ec hostinger-ai-project-title hostinger-index-2 hostinger-ai-font-bold elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92fe8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fundraising is our passion<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db67b09 hostinger-ai-project-description hostinger-index-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db67b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We host annual charity events, like the Christmas tree recycle above and community fund raising for purchase of vital equipment at the NICU and other charities that count on our assistance to fulfil their sponsorship and stewardship in the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b2417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3b2417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdbc76 hostinger-ai-project-image hostinger-index-13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fdbc76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/youth1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/youth1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/youth1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c733b hostinger-ai-project-title hostinger-index-1 hostinger-ai-font-bold hostinger-index-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c733b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth Programs<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc3794 hostinger-ai-project-description hostinger-index-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dc3794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our members dedicate countless hours volunteering, always ready to support future Oak Bay firefighters, this is camp ignite with one of our members\/mentors Andy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425a1bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"425a1bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb3a11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eb3a11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2516ff0 hostinger-ai-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2516ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2189c elementor-widget__width-initial hostinger-ai-description elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb2189c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lend a hand &#8211; Donate to the Oak Bay Firefighters and help keep our community safe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f4a8e hostinger-ai-cta-button hostinger-index-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0f4a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/charities\/oak-bay-fire-fighters-charitable-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3168083 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3168083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a928a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a928a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df13938 hostinger-ai-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df13938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Moments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613cd71 hostinger-ai-description elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"613cd71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snapshots of dedication, teamwork, and community spirit from Oak Bay firefighters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0951d5d hostinger-ai-about-us-1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0951d5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12883d3 image-row e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12883d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f6ff5 hostinger-ai-image hostinger-index-40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6f6ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/car2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-63\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/car2.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/car2-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/car2-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/car2-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71048c8 hostinger-ai-image hostinger-index-41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71048c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-72\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mh1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2931984 hostinger-ai-image hostinger-index-42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2931984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/orng1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/orng1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/orng1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/orng1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/orng1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/orng1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" 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https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/md1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/md1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88673b9 hostinger-ai-image hostinger-index-44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88673b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fgs1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-66\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fgs1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/oakbayfirefighters.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fgs1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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