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Meet the team
Marco D’Agostino
President
Ft. St. John Fire Dept.
Lisa Axelson
1st Vice President
Chilliwack Fire Dept. (retired)
Paul Johnson
2nd Vice President
Kelowna Fire Dept.
Krista Minar
3rd Vice President
Merritt Fire Rescue Dept.
Umesh Lal
Zone 1 Director – North
Nanaimo Fire Rescue
Matt Barney
Zone 1 Director – South
Sooke Fire Rescue (retired)
Rick Ruth
Zone 2 Director
Gibson & District VFD
Paul Rushton
Zone 2 Director
Burnaby Fire Dept.
Kelly Hills
Zone 3 Director
West Kelowna Fire Rescue
Nick Ahlefeld
Zone 4 Director
Castelgar Fire Dept.
Mike Thibodeau
Zone 5 Director
Tumbler Ridge Fire Dept.
Brent Dawe
Zone 5 Director
Thornhill Fire Dept.
Dennis Friedel
Zone 6 Director
Edmonton Fire Dept.
Laura MacLeod
Administrative Assistant
Kelowna, B.C.
Gayanne Pacholzuk
Past President
BC Professional Firefighter’s Burn Fund