Provincial and territorial liaisons
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Alberta
Laura Stewart, BA
Position: FireSmart Specialist
Organization: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Email: laura.a.stewart@gov.ab.ca
Phone: 587-985-2095
Office: 780-644-8780
Laura Stewart has worked with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry for the last five years as a FireSmart Specialist. Prior to joining the Alberta team, Laura spent four years with a municipal fire department as the Neighbourhood Safety Education Coordinator. In this role, Laura was responsible for coordinating all home fire safety, emergency preparedness, and injury prevention programming. In 2012, FireSmart planning and education were added to Laura’s portfolio and she led a neighbourhood FireSmart program.
Laura oversees the FireSmart Neighbourhoods program for the province and is eager to partner with Alberta neighbourhoods and work towards receiving FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition!
British Columbia
Janet Ford
Position: FireSmart BC Provincial Liaison
Organization: British Columbia Wildfire Service
Email: janet.ford@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-318-3252
Amanda Reynolds
Position: Provincial FireSmart Coordinator for First Nations Emergency Services Society
Organization: First Nations' Emergency Services Society
Email: areynolds@fness.bc.ca
Phone: 778-694-9982
- Wildfire Prevention and the FireSmart program is my passion, educating people who can protect their homes and communities against the threat of wildfire is empowering.
- I’ve been involved with the FireSmart program for almost five years
- I first got my exposure to the program in 2018 when I attended the FireSmart Conference in Fort MacMurray
- In 2019 I took over as the FireSmart Program lead for BC Wildfire Service and then transitioned to a FireSmart Education Officer until September 2022
- Now the Provincial FireSmart Coordinator for First Nations Emergency Services Society (FNESS) where I will be supporting First Nations Communities in their FireSmart journey.
- When I’m not working, I spend lots of time outside with my family biking, cross-country skiing, and just staying active.
Manitoba
Delilah Bergen
Position: Fire Prevention and Communications Coordinator
Organization: Manitoba Wildfire Service
Email: delilah.bergen@gov.mb.ca
Phone:431-294-2866
Delilah Bergen has worked in various positions and jurisdictions within wildfire and forest management since 2015. She is new in the role as Manitoba’s Wildfire Prevention and Communications Coordinator and the provincial FireSmart liaison. She looks forward to collaborating and assisting in integrating the Wildfire Service and communities with prevention and FireSmart initiatives
New Brunswick
Roger Collet
Email: Roger.Collet@gnb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
Stephanie Pinksen
Email: StephaniePinksen@gov.nl.ca
Northwest Territories
Amber Simpson
Email: amberlee_simpson@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-872-7728
Nova Scotia
Kara McCurdy
Position: Fire Prevention Officer
Organization: Department of Natural Resources
Email: kara.mccurdy@novascotia.ca
Phone: (902)758-5009
Based out of Shubenacadie Nova Scotia, Kara has always had a passion for firefighting both as a wildland firefighter and as a volunteer firefighter. As the fire prevention officer her goal is to make neighbourhood members more aware of the dangers of wildland and urban interface and what all stakeholders can do to minimize the impact of such disasters.
Nunavut
Currently, there are no neighbourhoods in Nunavut participating in the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition Program.
Ontario
Chelsea Osesky
Position: Mitigation and Partnerships Lead
Organization: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Email: Chelsea.Osesky@ontario.ca
Phone: 705-255-8096
Chelsea has a variety of experience working in wildland fire and forest management, having started in natural resources as a summer student in 2009. In her role as the Fire Prevention and Education Program Advisor she works to integrate wildland fire prevention strategies and activities into public, community, and industrial planning. She is excited to support the expansion and promotion of FireSmart in Ontario.
Prince Edward Island
Mike Montigny
Email: mmontigny@gov.pe.ca
Phone: 902-368-4709
Quebec
Simon Massé
Position: Coordonnateur à l’atténuation des risques
Organization: SOPFEU
Email: smasse@sopfeu.qc.ca
Phone: 418-725-7446 #1210
Saskatchewan
Camille Harris
Position: Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Specialist
Organization: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)
Email: Camille.Harris@gov.sk.ca
Phone: 306-953-3543
Yukon
Dawn Hansen
Position: FireSmart and Fuels Management Specialist
Organization: Government of Yukon Wildland Fire Management
Email: Dawn.Hansen@yukon.ca
Phone: 867-332-8657