Standards Officer Luciano Gentile is a native of St. Leonard, Quebec. Capt. Luciano Gentile started his firefighting career with the Canadian Armed Forces in 1980 as a Recruit Firefighter. Throughout his 27 years service, he acquired expertise in emergency firefighting procedures and became Platoon Chief for the Department of National Defence (DND).

L. Gentile is a Fire Service Instructor for the following courses: Structural Fires, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Automobile Fires and Casualty Extrication Ops, Confined Spaces, Special Problem Fires, Shipboard Firefighter, Hazardous Material Incidents, Classroom Instruction, Fire Inspection, Fire Investigations, Medical Ops and Training Ops.  L. Gentile accepted the position of Standards Officer in 2007.

He is certified by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) and Oklahoma State University for the following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards:

• NFPA STD 472 Hazardous Materials Incidents Responder (Incident Commander Level)
• NFPA STD 472 Hazardous Materials Responder (Awareness, Operator and Technician Level)
• NFPA STD 1001 Firefighter Level 1, 2 and 3
• NFPA STD 1002 Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator
• NFPA STD 1003 Airport Firefighter
• NFPA STD 1006 Rescue Technician – Confined Space, Vehicle and Machinery
• NFPA STD 1021 Fire Officer Level 1 and 2
• NFPA STD 1031 Fire Inspector Level 1, 2 and 3
• NFPA STD 1033 Fire Investigator
• NFPA STD 1035 Public Fire Educator Level 1
• NFPA STD 1041 Fire Service Instructor Level 1

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