President's Message

Welcome to the Fire Inspectors Association of Nova Scotia.  I am happy that you are visiting our website and trust that you will find the information that you need here.  If not, feel free to reach out to the local representatives and / or our administration support email address.  We will do what we can to help you.  As you know, the worldwide health crisis has affected everyone and every organization and FIANS has not been immune to it.  We had to cancel our spring training conference and are slowly getting back to normal in terms of our other activities – although everything does look very different.  As we move forward, we look forward to getting back to training our members, networking and outreach.  If you have any ideas on any of these initiatives, please reach out.  We are always here for our members and others in the community in the fire inspection field.  Stay safe.

Recent Updates?

Central local:
While the Central local is not particularly active at the local level, the members are very active within the association.  They regularly participate in the spring and fall training conferences and are diligent about staying in touch with the direction of FIANS and other members of the association.

Highland local:
The Highland local meets on a regular basis throughout the year to discuss code related topics and issues of interest to the members. Over the next year, we hope to incorporate some guest speakers into our meetings so our members can get the latest industry information.

Island local:
The Cape Breton local helps members provide enforcement, advice and recommendations through the Fire Safety Act to fire departments, police, ministries, local government, and the public on fire related matters. Our local meets regularly to discuss these matters and how they concern different areas with in Cape Breton.

South Shore local:
Our local meets on a regular basis, we discuss and give clarification on any fire safety concern that our members have encountered on the job. Our goal is to make our local businesses safe, educate people on fire safety and to help save lives.

Valley local:
The Valley local is a group of dedicated fire officials who meet quarterly to discuss relevant issues of the day and to help align inspection requirements amongst our municipalities. Our goal is to achieve and improve fire and life safety for all.