Chief Training Officer Brian Ross is a native of Brampton, Ontario. He started his firefighting career with the Canadian Armed Forces in 1980. Throughout his career with the DND, he developed from a Recruit Firefighter to the Platoon Chief level in both official languages (French and English). He is a Fire Service Instructor of 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 Inspections, Fire Investigation, Medical Ops and Training Ops.  In November 2000, after 20 years service with the DND, CTO Ross accepted the position of Fire Service Instructor and was then promoted to Chief Training Officer in 2006.

C.T.O. Ross holds a Diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University and is certified by International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), Oklahoma State University for the following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards:

• NFPA STD 472 Hazardous Materials Incidents Responder (Awareness, Operator & 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 1021 Fire Officer Level 1, 2 and 3
• 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, 2 and 3

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