Gary J O'Brien

Assistant Fire Marshal with [Number] years of experience in [Area of expertise]. Certified [State] firefighter with comprehensive knowledge of fire prevention, support services and suppression techniques. Solid foundation and understanding of modern firefighting, fire prevention and emergency medical methods. Dedicated firefighting professional with great leadership, planning and scene management abilities. Talented in keeping crew members at peak performance with continuous training and expert motivational talents. Ready for any challenge and certified in multiple areas. Experienced Fire Chief offering extensive list of successes building and leading talented teams in training, drills and high-danger emergency events. Highly committed to safety and continuous provision of quality emergency response. Equipped with strong background overseeing group efforts across diverse facilities ranging in size and complexity.

Fire Scene Investigations: I have spent 10 years as the local assistant to the fire marshal during my time as Chief officer in Reserve Mines, NS. I have also obtained Fire Investigator NFPA 1033, which allowed me to assist the Deputy Fire Marshals in the Cape Breton Area over the past year. I have assisted on 4 Investigations with the deputy’s to date.

Fire Inspections: Thoroughly inspect all occupancy types including residential, commercial, industrial, and assembly occupancy properties. Document violations and issue inspection orders.

Fire Safety Education: 25 years in design, developing, and providing group presentations to schools, seniors’ centres, community organizations, events, as well as deliver impactful messages through public media; consistently encouraging stakeholders to employ effective fire prevention tactics.

• NFPA 1033 Fire Investigator (2018)
• NFPA 1035 Fire and Life Safety Educator 1 (2019)
• NFPA 1035 Public Information Officer (2019)
• NFPA 1035 Youth Fire-setter Intervention Specialist 1 (2019)
• NFPA 1031 Inspector 11 (2018)
• NFPA 1031 Inspector 1 (2018)
• Incident Command 100/200 (2018)
• Building Classification level 1 (2018)
• Enforcement Officer Training (2018)
• NFPA 1001 Firefighter II, NSFS (2016)
• NFPA 1001 Firefighter I, NSFS (2016)
• NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Awareness/Operations, NSFS (2016)
• NFPA 1041 Fire Service Instructor, NSFS (2016)
• NFPA 921 Fire and Explosion Investigation (2016)
• Electrical Construction Certificate (Honors), NSCC (1993)
• Cape Breton Regional Fire Level One Firefighter (1995)
• Incident Command, CBRM (2007)
• Incident Safety Officer (2007)
• Incident Management, CBRM (2006)

Provide enforcement, advice and recommendations through the Fire Safety Act to fire departments, police, ministries, local government, and the public on fire related matters. An experienced Fire Prevention Officer with a strong background as a volunteer firefighter, hazmat response, a first responder, and fire educator. Over 25 years within fire service; expertise designing, coordinating, and delivering fire safety awareness and education presentations to community groups, schools, seniors’ centres, and municipal council members, and stakeholders. Significantly increasing overall compliance to fire safety codes within buildings throughout the communities.