Began in the fire service in 1995. Currently a District Chief with Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services. Former member of the technical rescue team as both a firefighter and an officer. Also spent time in the Training Division where I worked as the Training Officer responsible for Tech Rescue. I continue to be an instructor for various disciplines. My background includes Incident Command, Firefighter Survival, Incident Safety Officer, Confined Space Rescue, Trench Rescue, Haz-Mat, Rope Rescue, Pump Operations, Aerial Operations and Driver Training. I also have oalmost 20 years’ volunteer fire experience as a firefighter, Captain and an instructor with two different departments.