Rob Read is the CEO and Founder of Bison Fire Protection but first and foremost he is a strong family man. Married for 20 years to his wife Corrine, they have two kids Nicholas (23) and Tanya (19) who were both adopted from Ukraine as Rob and Corrine worked hard to bring them to Winnipeg so they could give them a loving home and community to flourish in.He has been in the fire protection industry since 1991 growing from refilling fire extinguishers to owning Bison Fire Protection. During this time Rob has been involved in many committees dedicated to improving fire protection in Central Canada. Rob has always believed in giving back to the community that has given so much to him, and while Bison Fire supports many charitable community events such as The Teddy Bear Picnic, The Santa Claus Parade, The Winnipeg Folk Festival, and many walks for the cure. The success Rob has had with Bison Fire Protection comes in many forms. From making the Profit 500 list of Canada’s fastest growing companies 2012-2019, to being a finalist as one of Manitoba's Most Outstanding Medium Businesses to many manufacturers’ awards for sales and service, to the greatest award of all, repeat and referred business from his customers. While his background is in fire suppression using a variety of products to extinguish fire in many difference types of hazards. “If you can make it burn, I can put it out!” He takes pride in having developed solid fire alarm, and sprinkler divisions, adding three branch offices covering 2 provinces.