The Parry Sound Fire Department is currently under review, reconstruction and is a work in progress temporarily.
Parry Sound Fire Department's greatest resource is its firefighters. We currently have 28 active Firefighters on our roster.
The Officers consist of Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Chief Training Officer, Fire Prevention Officer/Captain, 3 additional Captains and 2 Lieutenants.
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Austin Benson, LIEUTENANT Occupation: Brake / Shear Operator Years of Fire Service: 3 FUN FACT: Austin was Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2006. |
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Mitchell Brown, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Handyman and Investor Years of Service: 2 FUN FACT: Mitchell loves to fish for Musky in the summer and jig for trout in the winter. |
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Scott Burgie, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Electrician Years of Service: 2 FUN FACT: "I would love to meet that Irish guy on the cereal box, very charming! He deserves an Oscar. |
Michael Cernick, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Canadian Coast Guard Years of Service: 1 FUN FACT: Michael has been a wedding DJ since he was 14 years old. |
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Graham Clark, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Years of service: 2 FUN FACT: |
Jessica Downing, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Retail Customer Service Years of Service: 1 FUN FACT: Jessica commented that there are almost as many dogs as there are people in her family. |
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Dwayne Eckstein, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Shipping and Receiving Years of Service: 4 FUN FACT: Dwayne is known as the "puppy factory extraordinaire" to his co-workers and loves to spend time with his boys. |
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John Forbes, CAPTAIN Occupation: Plumbing Industry (business owner/operator) Years of Service: 24 FUN FACT: |
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Wayne Gilbert, DEPUTY CHIEF Occupation: RETIRED (after a rewarding 42 year career in the plumbing and HVAC industry) Years of Service: 37 FUN FACT: Wayne's passion besides his family is traveling to all parts of the world and meeting interesting and intriguing people. |
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Ioannis Giourousis, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Years of Service: 3 FUN FACT: |
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Jeremy Hobourn, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Construction Industry Years of Service: 4 FUN FACT: Jeremy enjoys being in the outdoors fishing and ATV riding. |
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Richard Hobourn, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Utility Electrical Supervisor Years of Service: 28 FUN FACT: Richard is a second generation firefighter and a second generation "Hobie" |
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Anthony Jacklin, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Construction Industry Years of Service: 2 FUN FACT: |
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Tre Martin, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Years of Service: 4 FUN FACT: |
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Ben Mascioli, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Chef / Owner Operated Restaurant Years of Service: 11 FUN FACT: Ben fell out of an aircraft at 13000 feet and luckily his parachute worked. |
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Ed Matthews, CAPTAIN Occupation: RETIRED Years of Service: 21 + 14 additional FUN FACT: |
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Oliver Moloney, CHIEF TRAINING OFFICER Occupation: Locomotive Engineer Years of Service: 14 + 7 additional FUN FACT: Oliver became a locomotive engineer at the age of 23. |
Colin Murray, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Water Well Driller Years of Service: 1 FUN FACT: Colin played 5 years varsity football with Acadia University. |
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Thomas McGown, CAPTAIN Occupation: Sound and Lighting Technician Years of Service: 11 FUN FACT: Thomas is a fifth generation of one of Parry Sounds founding families. |
Daniel Rozon, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Community Inclusion and Support Facilitator Years of Service: 1 FUN FACT: Danielle played 4 years of women's hockey on a scholarship in the US and then went on to play in the Professional Women's Hockey League in Finland. |
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Sheri Skinner, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Administrative Assistant, Parry Sound Fire Department Years of Service: 16 FUN FACT: The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language. |
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Dave Thompson, FIRE CHIEF Occupation: Director of Emergency and Protective Services Town of Parry Sound Years of Service: 9 + 14 additional FUN FACT: The Fire Chief has 4 first names...not making that up. |
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Malcolm Thompson, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Construction Industry Years of service: 2 FUN FACT: Malcolm loves a game of golf when not working at any of his other commitments. |
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John Tuck, FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER / CAPTAIN Occupation: FPO, Parry Sound Fire Department Years of Service: 36 FUN FACT: John is EVERYONE'S favorite FPO! |
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Gayle Warrilow, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Sailor Years of Service: 28 FUN FACT: Gayle is truly a legend as she was the first ever female firefighter with the PSFD. |
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Chris Wood, LIEUTENANT Occupation: Electrical Technician Years of Service: 14 FUN FACT: Chris loves nothing more than spending time with his family. |
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Peter Woods, FIREFIGHTER Occupation: Old Age Home Housekeeping Years of Service: 21 + 7 additional FUN FACT: Peter loves spending time playing in the mud on his ATV and SCUBA diving 120 feet below. |