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2023 CAFC Committees

Over 100 members of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs generously volunteer their time and expertise to provide subject matter expertise and policy leadership on issues of importance to the fire service and to Canada in general. Per the CAFC Bylaws, the Committees are struck by and report to the CAFC Board of Directors. They consist of active members of the association who are in good standing and occasionally and by invitation, some retired members as consultants. CAFC committees provide essential advice to the Board and the National Advisory Council. They help to ensure that the CAFC positions are fair, transparent, rooted in the realities of the sector, evidence informed, and forward looking. It is our pleasure to recognize them here.

Answer the Call The Answer the Call program is a website, graphics and informational program designed to help departments recruit volunteer firefighters. The committee will handle all issues related to volunteer firefighters, volunteer tax credit, recruitment, and the integration, promotion and evaluation of the of program.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Vince Mackenzie	Grand Falls Windsor Fire Department	Grand Falls Windsor, NL
Senior Firefighter	Graham Pawlett	Volunteer Firefighters of Canada	Port Moody, BC
Assistant Chief	Adam Walters	Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services	Chatham, ON
Emergency Response Services Manager	Anthony Moore	Nisga'a Lisims Government	New Aiyansh, BC
Fire Chief	Brian Kroes	Central Peace Fire and Rescue Commission	Spirit River, AB
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Chief	Charlie Chiasson	Saint-Leonard Fire Service	Saint-Leonard, NB
Fire Chief	Chris Grey	Windsor Fire Department	Windsor, QC
Fire Chief	Cynthia Pihlaja	Town of Inuvik Fire Department	Inuvik, NWT
Regional Fire Chief	Dan Heney	Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority	Bonnyville, AB
Fire Chief	Dave Pratt	Kenora Fire & Emergency Services	Kenora, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Dean Colthorp	Langley City Fire Rescue Services	Langley City, BC
Fire Chief	Dustin Curry	Tumbler Ridge Fire Rescue	Tumbler Ridge, BC
Regional Deputy Fire Chief	Gordon Meek	Greenview Fire Rescue	DeBolt, AB
Director of Fire Services	Greg Jones	Amherst Fire Department	Amherst, NS
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Fire Chief	Jeannine Caldbeck	Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department	Thetis Island, BC
Deputy Fire Chief of Support Services	Jonathan Wilker	Windsor Fire and Rescue	Windsor, ON
Deputy Chief	Keri Martens	Banff Fire Department	Banff, AB
Fire Chief	Lawrence Arnold	Grimshaw Fire Department	Grimshaw, AB
Safety Officer	Mark Pound	Kentville Volunteer Fire Department	Kentville, NS
Fire Chief	Mark Wyatt	Rankin Inlet Fire Department	Rankin Inlet, NU
Fire Chief	Nathan Regnier	Prud'homme Fire and Rescue	Prud'Homme, SK
Fire Chief	Peter Krich	City of Camrose Fire Department	Camrose, AB
Chef aux operations	Alain Pharand	Service incendie Terrebonne	Terrebonne, QB
Fire Chief, ECFO	Rob Evans	Redwood Meadows Emergency Services	Redwood Meadows, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Samantha Hoffman	Caledon Fire & Emergency Services	Caledon, ON
Fire Chief	Sean Pendergast	Protective Services	Town of Penhold, AB
Regional Fire Training Officer	Stephen Hidasi	Regional District of North Okanagan	Coldstream, BC
Deputy Chief	Stephen Melanson	Mill Bay Fire Department	Mill Bay, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Debienne	High River Fire Department	High River, AB
Assistant Fire Marshall	Timothy Moore	Government of Northwest Territories - Office of the Fire Marshall	Forth Smith, NWT
Fire Chief	Dave Roberston	South Glengarry Fire Services	South Glengarry, ON
Fire Chief	Cameron Abrey	Dauphin Fire Department	Dauphin, MB
Director of Fire Services	Chris Harrow	Minto Fire/Wellington North Fire Services	Palmerston, ON
Fire Chief	Wade Jennings	Fire Service Association of Nova Scotia	Debert (Colchester), NS
Fire Chief	Michael Seth	Cape Breton Regional Fire & Emergency Services	Cape Breton, NS

Building Codes Expanding the Building Codes Committee to include industry representatives; become familiar with new codes process; continue to work on Firefighter Safety objective in the code; single egress and radio interoperability of buildings; mass timber construction; best practices for home builders and fire chiefs.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Keven Lefebvre	Leduc County Fire Services	Leduc County, AB
Chief	Charlie Chiasson	Saint-Leonard Fire Services	Saint-Leonard, NB
Deputy Fire Chief	Eric Nordlund	Thunder Bay Fire Rescue	Thunder Bay, ON
Fire Chief	Ian Josephson	Chilliwack Fire Department	Chilliwack, BC
Assistant Director (retired)	J Gordon Routley	Service de securite incendie Montreal	Montreal, QB
Deputy Fire Chief	Pete Steenaerts	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Community Risk Reduction Officer	Ryan Youngson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Fire Chief (retired)	Stephen Gamble		Township of Langley, BC
Deputy Chief	Stephen Melanson	Mill Bay Fire Department	Mill Bay, BC
Deputy Chief	Tyler Pelke	Red Deer Emergency Services	Red Deer, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Andrea DeJong	St. Catharines Fire Services - OAFC Board of Directors Member	St. Catharines, ON
Assistant Chief	Yvonne Raymer	Saskatoon Fire Department	Saskatoon, SK
Regional Director	Laura King	National Fire Protection	Quincy, MA
Ms.	Amal Tamim	Jensen Hughes	Dollard Des Ormeaux, QB
Mr.	Michael Currie	Fire Underwriters Survey	Burnaby, BC
Assistant Chief	Rick Cheung	Vancouver Fire Rescue Services	Vancouver, BC
Deputy Chief	Larry Cocco	Toronto Fire Department	Toronto, ON
	Frank Lohman	Canadian Home Builders Association
	Kathleen Maynard	Canadian Home Builders Association

Cancer Prevention Focus on forming a Canadian Firefighter Cancer Coalition; distributing the 90 Second Firefighter Cancer Program; preparing the Cancer Prevention White Paper; and determining the response to the IARC report. It will follow related legislation and help spread and scale firefighter cancer prevention information.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Senior Firefighter	Graham Pawlett	Volunteer Firefighters of Canada (CVSA)	Port Moody, BC
Directeur-adjoint	Richard Amnotte	Levis	Levis, QB
Assistant Fire Chief	Bill Heesing	Lloydminster Fire Department	Lloydminster, SK
Advisor	Bradley R Davidson	CAFI	Flin Flon, MB
Fire Chief	Brian Cornforth	Parkland County	Parkland County, AB
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Assistant FIre Chief, Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness	Bryden Pelletier	Vancouver Fire Rescue Services	Vancouver, BC
Chief	Charlie Chiasson	Saint-Leonard Fire Services	Saint-Leonard, NB
Fire Chief	Dan Verdun	City of Campbell River	Campbell River, AB
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St John's, NL
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Fire Chief, Professor	Jim Petrik	Guelph Eramosa Fire Department, University of Guelph	Rockwood, ON
Fire Officer	Leah Kosolofski	Winnipeg Airport Fire Department	Winnipeg, MB
Safety Officer	Mark Pound	Kentville Volunteer Fire Department	Kentville, NS
Captain	Mary Fischer	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Operations Chief	Mike Amesse	Montreal Fire Department	Montreal, QB
Fire Chief	Mike Owens	Port Alberni Fire Department	Port Alberni, BC
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Deputy Fire Chief	Norm MacLeod	White Rock Fire Rescue	White Rock, BC
Captain	Patrick Mayer	Hawkesbury Fire Department	Hawkesbury, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Debienne	High River Fire Department	High River, AB
Deputy Chief	Trevor Sutherly	Parkland County Fire Services	Parkland County, AB
Assistant Deputy Chief	Curtis Schaefer	Red Deer Emergency Services	Red Deer, AB
Director of Fire Services	Chris Harrow	Minto Fire/Wellington North Fire Services	Palmerston, ON
Fire Chief	John Heffernan	Conception Bay South Fire Department	Conception Bay South, NL
Fire Chief	Thomas Doherty	Resort Municipality of Whistler	Whistler, BC
Fire Captain	Jenn Dawkins	Vancouver Fire Rescue Services	Port Moody, BC

Climate Adaptation Focus on climate-related initiatives such as the Critical Risk Assessments, Capability Assessments; FireSmart training program; Adaptation Strategy and response. It will also co-develop the Rapid Response Program 3 (Indigenous Fire Practices).
Title	Name	Department	Location
Directeur-adjoint	Richard Amnotte	Levis	Levis, QB
Assistant Fire Chief	Chris Miley	Langley City Fire Rescue Service	City of Langley, BC
Fire Chief	Dan Verdun	City of Campbell River	Campbell River, AB
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
Regional Fire Chief	Jody Butz	Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo	Fort McMurray, AB
Deputy Chief	Keri Martens	Banff Fire Department	Banff, AB
Fire Chief	Larry Watkinson	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Mr.	Michael Currie	Fire Underwriter Survey	Burnaby, BC
Fire Chief	Mike Owens	Port Alberni Fire Department	Port Alberni, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Rob Nichol	Saint John Fire Department	Saint John, NB
Deputy Fire Chief	Ryan Cail	Kamloops Fire Rescue	Kamloops, BC
Deputy Fire Chief, Commumications and Emergency Management	Sandra Follack	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Deptuty Fire Chief	Sean Cunningham	Parkland County Fire Services	Parkland County, AB
Assistant Deputy Chief, Operations	Thomas Jukes	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Vince Mackenzie	Grand Falls Windsor Fire Department	Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Acting Deputy Chief	Deb Bergeson	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Bill Wacey	BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue	Vernon, BC

Dangerous Goods Respond to issues ad hoc; seek opportunity to make linkages between Transport Canada and membership; develop CAFC's strategy as it pertains to the advancement of alternative fuel vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, training programs, fireworks, and other.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Deputy Fire Chief	Larry Cocco	Toronto Fire Department	Toronto, ON
Assistant Fire Chief	Bill Heesing	Lloydminster Fire Department	Llyodminster, SK
Fire Chief	Chris Case	Chatham-Kent Fire & Rescue	Chatham, ON
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, SK
Chief Training Officer	Corey Schram	St. Albert Fire Services	St. Albert, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Fire Chief	Ken Uzeloc	City of Kamloops Fire Rescue	Kamloops, BC
Regional Director	Laura King	National Fire Protection Association	Quincy, MS
Chef aux operations	Alain Pharand	Service incendie Terrebonne	Terrebonne, QB
Community Risk Reduction Officer	Ryan Youngson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Dean	Shawn McKerry	Lakeland College	Vermillion, AB
Fire Chief	Dave Robertson	South Glengarry Fire Services	South Glengarry, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Debienne	High River Fire Department	High River, AB
Fire Chief	Jason Whiteley	North Bay Fire & Emergency Services	North Bay, ON
Fire Chief	Wade Jennings	Fire Services Association of Nova Scotia	Debert (Colchester), NS
Acting Division Chief	Bruce Lake	Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency	Halifax, NS
Acting Deputy Chief	Deb Bergeson	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, NS
Ms.	Amal Tamim	Jensen Hughes	Dollard Des Ormeaux, QB

Data Lead Census 2023; explore collaboration with Fire Marshalls and Fire Commissioners; and explore issues with consumer safety.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Keven Lefebvre	Leduc County Fire Services	Leduc County, AB
Directeur-adjoint	Richard Amnotte	Levis	Levis, QB
Fire Chief	Brian Cornforth	Parkland County	Parkland County, AB
Fire Chief	Dave Pratt	Kenora Fire & Emergency Services	Kenora, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Jim Smith	Hinton Fire Department	Hinton, AB
Division Chief - Fire Prevention	Karen Trecartin	Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department	Rothesay, NB
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services	Winnipeg, MB
Community Risk Reduction Officer	Ryan Youngson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services	Winnipeg, MB
Fire Chief	Stephen Barkwell	Oshawa Fire Services	Oshawa, ON
Deputy Chief	Stephen Melanson	Mill Bay Fire Department	Mill Bay, BC
Fire Chief	Vince Mackenzie	Grand Falls Windsor Fire Department	Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Fire Chief	Jason Whiteley	North Bay Fire & Emergency Services	North Bay, ON
Director	Robert McGuinness	Fire Underwriters Survey	Burnaby, BC
Fire Chief	Michael Seth	Cape Breton Regional Fire & Emergency Services	Cape Breton, NS
Deputy Fire Chief	Chad Moore	Parkland County Fire Services	Parkland County, AB

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Leadership and Ethics Spreads and Scales Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training through Rapid Response Program 1 (Gender), Rapid Response Program 2 (Topics in EDILE); Rapid Response Program 3 (Indigenous Fire Practices - with Climate Adaptation Committee). Adjudicates EDI Awards.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Amber Coleman	Wetaskiwin Fire Services	Wetaskiwin, AB
Conseillere en planification EDI	Anik St-pierre	SIM	Montreal, QB
Deputy Fire Chief	Bo Moore	City of Leduc Fire	Leduc, AB
Fire Chief	Bruce Green	Oyster River Fire Rescue	Black Creek, BC
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief	Chris Grey	Windsor Fire Department	Windsor, QC
Deputy Fire Chief	Dean Colthorp	Langley City Fire Rescue Service	Langley City, BC
Fire Chief	Drayton Bussiere	Lacombe County Fire Service	Lacombe, AB
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Fire Chief	Jeannine Caldbeck	Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department	Thetis Island, BC
Regional Fire Chief	Jody Butz	Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo	Fort McMurray, AB
Fire Chief	Joe Zatylny	Edmonton Fire Department	Edmonton, AB
Deputy Fire Chief of Support Services	Jonathan Wilker	Windsor Fire and Rescue	Windsor, ON
Fire Chief	Ken Uzeloc	City of Kamloops Fire Rescue	Kamloops, BC
Deputy Chief	Keri Martens	Banff Fire Department	Banff, AB
Deputy Chief	Laurie Vandeschoot	Strathmore Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Matt Keay	Markham Fire & Emergency Services	Markham, ON
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Fire Chief	Normand Beauchamp	Services des incendies de Hawkesbury	Hawkesbury, ON
Deputy Fire Chief, Communications and Emergency Management	Sandra Follack	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Acting Lieutenant	Sarah Peto	Brandon Fire & Emergency Services	Brandon, MB
Dean	Shawn McKerry	Lakeland College	Vermillion, AB
Assistant Chief	Sherry Dean	Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency services	Dartmouth, NS
Regional Fire Training Officer	Stephen Hidasi	Regional District of North Okanagan	Coldstream, BC
Fire Chief	Trevor Brice	Okotoks Fire & Rescue	Okotoks, AB
Captain	Scott Cowan	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Jeremy Parkin	Rama Fire & Rescue Service	Rama, ON
Fire Chief	Michael Seth	Cape Breton Regional Fire & Emergency Services	Cape Breton, NS
Fire Captain	Jenn Dawkins	Vancouver Fire Rescue Services	Port Moody, BC

Executive Chief Fire Officer Administer the ECFO Program, including enrollment, assessment and bursary. As well as curriculum and program expansion. You must have your ECFO in order to participate on this committee.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Bill Stoner	Squamish Fire Rescue	Squamish, BC
Fire Chief	Brian Hutchinson	District of North Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services	North Vancouver, BC
Fire Chief	Dan Verdun	City of Campbell River	Campbell River, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Dean Colthorp	Langley City Fire Rescue Service	Langley City, BC
Director of Fire Services	Greg Jones	Amherst Fire Department	Amherst, NS
Fire Chief	Joe Zatylny	Edmonton Fire Department	Edmonton, AB
Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Services (ret.)	John McKearney	Whistler Fire Department	Whistler, BC
Fire Chief	John Paradis	Stratford Fire Department	Stratford, ON
Fire Chief	Larry Watkinson	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Fire Chief	Michael Boyle	Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department	Rothesay, NB
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Deputy Fire Chief	Norm MacLeod	White Rock Fire Rescue	White Rock, BC
Fire Chief	Normand Beauchamp	Services des incendie de Hawkesbury	Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief (ret.)	Phil Lemire	Fire Chiefs Association of BC	White Rock, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Ryan Cail	Kamloops Fire Rescue	Kamloops, BC
Fire Chief	Trevor Brice	Okotoks Fire & Rescue	Okotoks, AB
Fire Chief	Jeremy Parkin	Rama Fire & Rescue Service	Rama, ON
Fire Chief	Cameron Abrey	Dauphin Fire Department	Dauphin, MB
Assistant Fire Chief	Monty Armstrong	District of North Vancouver Fire Rescue Services	North Vancouver, BC

Fire Prevention Continue to advance "Fire Chiefs Ask" Program; partake in Public Safety Canada's Fire Prevention Week and Emergency Preparedness Week; Review the Quebec Fire Prevention Manual. It may also participate in advancing FireSmart and sprinkler public education materials and consider fire prevention in the context of an aging population and new technologies including mobility devices.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Deputy Fire Chief	Chantal Bibeau	Montreal Fire Department	Montreal, QB
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief	Dustin Curry	Tumbler Ridge Fire Rescue	Tumbler Ridge, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Eric Nordlund	Thunder Bay Fire Rescue	Thunder Bay, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Fire Chief	Justin McGuigan	North York Fire Department	Millville, NB
Division Chief - Fire Prevention	Karen Trecartin	Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department	Rothesay, NB
Fire Chief	Ken Uzeloc	City of Kamloops Fire Rescue	Kamloops, BC
Regional Director	Laura King	National Fire Protection Association	Quincy, MS
Deputy Fire Chief	Pete Steenaerts	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Community Risk Reduction Officer	Ryan Youngson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, AB
Ms.	Amal Tamim	Jensen Hughes	Dollard Des Ormeaux, QB
Deputy Fire Chief	Samantha Hoffman	Caledon Fire & Emergency Services	Caledon, ON
Regional Fire Training Officer	Stephen Hidasi	Regional District of North Okanagan	Coldstream, BC
Assistant Fire Marshall	Timothy Moore	Government of Northwest Territories - Office of the Fire Marshal	Fort Smith, NWT
Deputy Chief	Tyler Pelke	Red Deer Emergency Services	Red Deer, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Andrea DeJong	St. Catharines Fire Services - OAFC Board of Directors	St. Catharines, ON
Community Resilience Officer	Heather Watson	King Figure & Emergency Services	King City, ON

Governance in the Fire Sector Explore governance models in the fire sector, including interaction with different levels of government; help to advance a proposal for the National Fire Advisor.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Directeur-adjoint	Richard Amnotte	Levis	Levis, QB
Fire Chief	Ken Stuebing	Halifax Regional Fire	Halifax, NS
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief	Chris Case	Chatham-Kent Fire & Rescue	Chatham, ON
Fire Chief	Cynthia Pihlaja	Town of Inuvik Fire Department	Inuvik, NWT
Regional Fire Chief	Dan Heney	Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority	Bonnyville, AB
Fire Chief	David Sturgeon	Strathmore Fire Department	Strathmore, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Dean Colthorp	Langley City Fire Rescue Service	Langley City, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Eric Nordlund	Thunder Bay Fire Rescue	Thunder Bay, ON
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Regional Fire Chief	Jody Butz	Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo	Fort McMurray, AB
Deputy Fire Chief of Support Services	Jonathan Wilker	Windsor Fire and Rescue	Windsor, ON
Fire Prevention Officer	Kyle Schmidt	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	East Saint Paul, MB
Deputy Chief	Laurie VandeSchoot	Strathmore Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Les Karpluk	Waskesiu Fire Department	Waskesiu, SK
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Fire Chief	Normand Beauchamp	Service des incendies de Hawkesbury	Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief, Executive Chief Fire Officer	Rob Evans	Redwood Meadows Emergency Services	Redwood Meadows, AB
Assistant Fire Marshal	Timothy Moore	Government of Northwest Territories - Office of the Fire Marshal	Fort Smith, NWT
Fire Chief	Vince Mackenzie	Grand Falls Windsor Fire Department	Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Fire Chief	Jeremy Parkin	Rama Fire & Rescue Service	Rama, ON
Fire Chief	Dave Robertson	South Glengarry Fire Services	South Glengarry, ON

Human Factors Develops Rapid Response Program 6 (Human Factors). This will include the topics in Human Factors that will be covered, as well as the fire sector scenarios in which they will be applied.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Acting Deputy Chief	Deb Bergseon	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Assistant Chief	Scott Ramey	Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency	Halifax, NS
Assistant Fire Chief	Bill Heesing	Lloydminster Fire Department	Lloydminster, SK
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief	Dave Pratt	Kenora Fire and Emergency Services	Kenora, ON
Deputy Chief - Training	Dave Robertson	Lambton Shores Fire Rescue	Forest, ON
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
Firefighter	James Rychard	Burlington Fire Department	Burlington, ON
Fire Chief	Joe Zatylny	Edmonton Fire Department	Edmonton, AB
Deputy Chief	Laurie VandeSchoot	Strathmore Fire Department	Calgary
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Deputy Fire Chief	Samantha Hoffmann	Caledon Fire and Emergency Services	Caledon, ON
Deputy Chief	Scott Wilkinson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Deputy Fire Chief	Sean Cunningham	Parkland County Fire Services	Parkland County, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Debienne	High River Fire Dept	High River, AB
Mr.	Arjuna George	Principal Silver Arrow Coaching & Consulting	Salt Spring Island, BC

Interoperability Lead the Association's policy as it pertains to the Public Safety Broadband Network, NG911, Evergreen in Communication Systems and other related matters.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Larry Thomas	Surrey Fire Department	Surrey, BC
Assistant Fire Chief	Adam Walters	Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services	Chatham, ON
Assistant Director (retired)	J Gordon Routley	Service de sécurité incendie Montréal	Montreal, QB
Deputy Fire Chief of Support Services	Jonathan Wilker	Windsor Fire and Rescue	Windsor, ON
Capitaine	Julien Boisvenue	Services des Incendies de Hawkesbury	Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Prevention Officer	Kyle Schmidt	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	East Saint Paul, MB
Deputy Fire Chief, Communications and Emergency Management	Sandra Follack	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Tylor Bennett	Leduc County Fire Services	Leduc County, AB
Fire Chief	Jason Whiteley	North Bay Fire & Emergency Services	North Bay, ON
Assistant Fire Chief	Monty Armstrong	District of North Vancouver Fire Rescue Service	North Vancouver, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Andrea DeJong	St. Catharines Fire Services, OAFC Board of Directors Member	St. Catharines, ON
Inspector - Flight Standards	Gilbert McCauley	Transport Canada	Ottawa, ON
Fire Chief	Michael Seth	Cape Breton Regional Fire & Emergency Services	Cape Breton, NS

Leadership Development Develop a Rapid Response Program to provide leadership development, a gap that was identified as one of the Top 3 Gaps in Training asked about in the 2022 Census.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Amber Coleman	Wetaskiwin Fire Services	Wetaskiwin, AB
Conseillère en planification EDI	Anik St-Pierre	SIM	Montreal, QB
Emergency Response Services Manager	Anthony Moore	Nisga'a Lisims Government	New Aiyansh, BC
Advisor	Bradley R Davidson	CAFI	Flin Flon, MB
Fire Chief	Brian Conforth	Parkland County	Parkland County, AB
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief	Charlie Chiasson	Saint-Leonard Fire Service	Saint-Leonard, NB
Fire Chief	Colin O'Hara	Watson Lake Fire Rescue	Watson Lake, YT
Deputy Fire Chief	Cortonio Beals	Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency	Halifax, NS
Fire Chief	Cynthia Pihlaja	Town of Inuvik Fire Department	Inuvik, NWT
Fire Chief	Dan Verdun	City of Campbell River	Campbell River, AB
Deputy Chief - Training	Dave Roberston	Lambton Shores Fire Rescue	Forest, ON
Fire Chief	David Sturgeon	Strathmore Fire Department	Strathmore, AB
Fire Chief	Drayton Bussiere	Lacombe County Fire Service	Lacombe, AB
Fire Chief	Dustin Curry	Tumbler Ridge Fire Rescue	Tumbler Ridge, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Dwight Seymour	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Firefighter	James Rychard	Burlington Fire Department	Burlington, ON
Fire Chief	Joe Zatylny	Edmonton Fire Department	Edmonton, AB
Director of the Fire Rescue Academy, PPE Branch and BATs	Jonathan Hunter	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Fire Chief	Justin McGuigan	North York Fire Department	Millville, NB
Fire Chief	Les Karpluk	Waskesiu Fire Department	Waskesiu, SK
Captain	Lionel Charron	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Assistant Chief	Matthew Furlot	West Vancouver Fire & Rescue	West Vancouver, BC
Fire Chief	Michael Boyle	Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department	Rothesay, NB
Fire Chief	Nathan Regnier	Prud'Homme Fire & Rescue	Prud'Homme, SK
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Captain	Patrick Mayer	Hawkesbury Fire Department	Hawkesbury, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Pete Steenarts	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Deputy Fire Chief, Communications and Emergency Management	Sandra Follack	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Deputy Chief	Scott Wilkinson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services	Winnipeg, MB
Fire Chief	Sean Pendergast	Protective Services	Penhold, AB
Dean	Shawn McKerry	Lakeland College	Vermilion, AB
Deputy Chief	Sean White	Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department	Rothesay, NB
Assistant Chief	Sherry Dean	Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency	Dartmouth, NS
Regional Fire Training Officer	Stephen Hidasi	Regional District of North Okanagan	Coldstream, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Debienne	High River Fire Department	High River, AB
Fire Chief	Trevor Brice	Okotoks Fire & Rescue	Okotoks, AB
Deputy Chief	Tyler Pelke	Red Deer Emergency Services	Red Deer, AB
Fire Chief	Vince Mackenzie	Grand Falls Windsor Fire Department	Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Captain	Scott Cowan	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Dave Robertson	South Glengarry Fire Services	South Glengarry, ON
Mr.	Arjuna George	Principal Silver Arrow Coaching & Consulting	Salt Spring Island, BC

Mental Health Focus on running free mental health awareness training programs; exploring Best Practice Guidelines for Peer Support; facilitating access to the Before Operational Stress Injury Program and explore mechanisms in addressing the mental health needs of Chief Fire Officers.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Fire Chief	Amber Coleman	Wetaskiwin Fire Services	Wetaskiwin, AB
Assistant Fire Chief	Bill Heesing	Lloydminster Fire Department	Lloydminster, SK
Advisor	Bradley R Davidson	CAFI	Flin Flon, MB
Fire Chief (joint)	Brent Thomas	Innisfil Fire Rescue & Bradford West Gwillimbury	Innisfil, ON
Retired District Chief	Bruce Gelhorn	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Assistant Fire Chief	Chris Miley	Langley City Fire Rescue Services	Langley, BC
Fire Chief	Colin O'Hara	Watson Lake Fire Rescue	Watson Lake, YT
Deputy Fire Chief	Colin Sager	Okotoks Fire & Rescue	Okotoks, AB
Regional Fire Chief	Dan Heney	Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority	Bonnyville, AB
Fire Chief	Dan Verdun	City of Campbell River	Campbell River, AB
Fire Chief	Dave Pratt	Kenora Fire & Emergency Services	Kenora, AB
Deputy Chief	Dawn Nash	Strathcona County Emergency Services	Sherwood Park, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Eric Nordlund	Thunder Bay Fire Rescue	Thunder Bay, ON
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Firefighter	James Rychard	Burlington Fire Department	Burlington, ON
Fire Chief	Joe Zatylny	Edmonton Fire Department	Edmonton, AB
Capitaine	Julien Boisvenue	Services des Incendies de Hawkesbury	Hawkesbury, ON
Fire Chief	Karen Fry	Vancouver Fire Rescue Services	Vancouver, BC
Fire Officer	Leah Kosolofski	Winnipeg Airport Fire Department	Winnipeg, MB
Safety Officer	Mark Pound	Kentville Volunteer Fire Department	Kentville, NS
Fire Chief	Mark Wyatt	Rankin Inlet Fire Department	Rankin Inlet, NU
Assistant Chief	Matthew Furlot	West Vancouver Fire & Rescue	West Vancouver, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Rob Nichol	Saint John Fire Department	Saint John, NB
Deputy Fire Chief	Ryan Cail	Kamloops Fire Rescue	Kamloops, BC
Deputy Chief	Scott Wilkinson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Assistant Chief	Sherry Dean	Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency	Halifax, NS
Regional Fire Training Officer	Stephen Hidasi	Regional District of North Okanagan	Coldstream, BC
Deputy Chief	Tyler Pelke	Red Deer Emergency Services	Red Deer, AB
Fire Chief	Vince Mackenzie	Grand Falls Windsor Fire Department	Grand Falls Windsor, NL
Assistant Fire Chief	Walt Warner	Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services	Port Coquitlam, BC
Captain	Scott Cowan	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Fire Chief	Jason Whiteley	North Bay Fire & Emergency Services	North Bay, ON
Fire Chief	Cameron Abrey	Dauphin Fire Department	Dauphin, MB
Fire Chief	John Heffernan	Conception Bay South Fire Department	Conception Bay South, NL
Inspector	Darcie Sibbald	Whistler Fire Rescue Services	Pemberton, BC
Mr.	Arjuna George	Principal Silver Arrow Coaching & Consulting	Salt Spring Island, BC

Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems and Drones Led in concert with CASARA, SARVAC, and CERRA, the committee will be developing a manual on operating RPAS beyond. Beyond Visual Line of Sight; build a Community of Practice to integrate fire and search and rescue personnel; prepare “use cases”; ensure views on Robotics, RPAs are communicated to Transport Canada.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Emergency Response Services Manager	Anthony Moore	Nisga'a Lisims Government	New Aiyansh, BC
Retired District Chief	Bruce Gelhorn	Calgary Fire Department	Calgary, AB
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
CEO	Philip Reece	Indro Robotics	Vancouver, BC
Fire Chief, ECFO	Rob Evans	Redwood Meadows Emergency Services	Redwood Meadows, AB
Deputy Chief	Scott Wilkinson	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Debienne	High River Fire Department	High River, AB
Assistant Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Welton	Hamilton Fire Department	Hamilton, ON
Assistant Fire Chief	Walt Warner	Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services	Port Coquitlam, BC
Fire Chief	Dave Robertson	South Glengarry Fire Services	South Glengarry, ON
Fire Chief	Steve Clark	Hamilton Fire Department	Hamilton, ON
Inspector - Flight Standards	Gilbert McCauley	Transport Canada	Ottawa, ON

Science and Technology This committee will meet twice a year to hear proposals from industry about new products and services.
Title	Name	Department	Location
Advisor	Bradley R Davidson	CAFI	Flin Flon, MB
Fire Chief (Joint)	Brent Thomas	Innisfil Fire Rescue & Bradford West Gwillimbury	Innisfil, ON
Fire Chief	Bryce Luker	East Hawkesbury	East Hawkesbury, ON
Assistant Fire Chief	Chris Miley	Langley City Fire Rescue Service	Langley, BC
Deputy Fire Chief	Dave Hodgins	Okotoks Fire and Rescue	Okotoks, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Eric Nordlund	Thunder Bay Fire Rescue	Thunder Bay, ON
Fire Chief	Erik Campbell	St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	St. John's, NL
St. John's International Airport Authority Emergency Services	Gordon Meek	Greenview Fire Rescue Services	DeBolt, AB
Deputy Fire Chief	Ivana Irwin	Leduc County Fire Services	Nisku, AB
Assistant Director (retired)	J Gordon Routley	Service de sécurité incendie Montréal	Montreal, QB
Fire Chief, Professor	Jim Petrik	Guelph Eramosa Fire Department, University of Guelph	Rockwood, ON
Regional Fire Chief	Jody Butz	Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo	Fort McMurray, AB
Deputy Fire Chief of Support Services	Jonathan Wilker	Windsor Fire and Rescue	Windsor, ON
Special Operations Program Coordinator	Nick Kasper	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service	Winnipeg, MB
Deputy Fire Chief, Communications and Emergency Management	Sandra Follack	Kelowna Fire Department	Kelowna, BC
Fire Chief	Sean Pendergast	Protective Services	Penhold, AB
Fire Chief	Stephen Barkwell	Oshawa Fire Services	Oshawa, ON
Assistant Deputy Fire Chief	Steve Welton	Hamilton Fire Department	Hamilton, ON
Deputy Fire Chief	Tylor Bennett	Leduc County Fire Services	Leduc County, AB

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