The Stamford Centre Volunteer Firemen's Association

The Stamford Centre Volunteer Firemen's Association has a long history in Stamford / Niagara Falls. We started in 1922 as fire protection for the village of Stamford until the eventual amalgamation with Niagara Falls in 1963. Since then we have continued on as a community based service club with our focus being the city of Niagara Falls. We are probably best known for two things: our annual carnival at the Stamford Green and of course Firemen's Park, our 135 acre wooded conservation area on the Bruce Trail in the north end of the city. This park is wholly owned and maintained by the SCVFA, and is available year-round for use by the community; individuals and groups. Our reach goes much further however; for example, last year, the SCVFA gave away the majority of our fundraising to various groups, organizations and special cases. These include: Sports teams, Educational Bursaries, Chair-a-Van, Victorian Order of Nurses car lease, United Way and Children's Camps. Our charitable donations also include financial relief for individual hardship cases such as buying wheelchairs or house renovations for handicapped persons. In addition, we offer our ground floor of our building, free of charge to Niagara Support Services for use as a school, meeting place, and training facility for adults that are physically and mentally challenged.

The SCVFA has always been 100% volunteer based for all fundraising. This will be true for our newest project the Blues in the Park. In addition all proceeds will be going back into the community.