About Me

I started in the fire service in 2000 in Northern Alberta and quickly earned my NFPA 1001 and EMR Certification.  I worked my way up to Captain and then also worked as a Casual EMR with Alberta Health Services working on the Ambulance.  In 2004 I landed a career Captain position with Kananaskis Emergency Services where I served as Operations Captain for 3 years and then Training Captain for 4 years. In 2005 I also obtained my Alberta Safety Codes Officer certification.

In 2011 I made the move to the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service where I had the unique opportunity to help create a new fire department from scratch. I was tasked with hiring, testing, and training 100 part-time firefighters along with 18 full-time firefighters. I was in charge of ordering all equipment for the apparatus, as well as all the gear for the firefighters.  I also was tasked with creating the Standard Operating Procedures for the department, as well as scheduling and payroll for the part-time firefighters. I also rejoined my position as casual EMR with AHS and worked on the ambulance on my days off from the fire department.

In 2012 I started Heads Up Safety Services International and started teaching Red Cross First Aid to clients being able to hand down my real life experiences and knowledge to clients, which had a distinct advantage over other instructors.

In 2014 I accepted a Fire Chief position with another composite fire department.  Within 14 months, the Charlie Lake Fire Department was the largest NFPA 1001 certified fire department in Northern BC. 

I now operate Heads Up Safety Services full-time, doing safety consultant work, and teaching First Aid/CPR/AED, Fire Extinguisher Training, Wildland Firefighting, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations, and NFPA 1001 Firefighter Training.