Board of Directors

The Board of Directors meet at 10:00 am on the last Sunday in March, May, September and November at the Brookfield Fire Hall and hold a conference call on the last Sunday in January at 7:00 pm.

 
 

Andy Yarrow
FSANS President

Andy Yarrow has been with the Pugwash District Volunteer Fire Department since September 1994. He is a Level I Firefighter and has progressed though the ranks of the Pugwash Fire Department to currently hold the position of Fire Chief. more...

 
 

Dave Burnet

FSANS 1st Vice President

Dave Burnet started his fire service career as a Volunteer, with the Waverley Fire Department in 1986. In 1989 he was hired as a Career Firefighter with the former Town of Bedford. more...
 
 

Rod Nielson

FSANS 2nd Vice President

Biography unavailable at this time.

 

 
 
 

Beth Searle

Executive Director

Beth Searle has been with HRM Fire & Emergency Services since 2005 in the role of Administrative Support for Operations. She has over twenty years experience in the administrative field, more...

 

 
 
 

Russ Mackintosh

FSANS Director for Annapolis County

Russell M. Mackintosh has been a volunteer firefighter for 39 years. He was Chief of the Annapolis Royal Department for 15 years more...

 

ALTERNATE: Mike Lockett
 
 

Chris Grover

FSANS Director for Antigonish County

Biography unavailable at this time.

ALTERNATE: VACANT
 
 

Brent Denny

FSANS Director for Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Biography unavailable at this time.

 

 

ALTERNATE: Bernie MacKinnon
 
 

Terry Canning

FSANS Director for Colchester County

Terry has been Deputy Chief of Brookfield Fire and Emergency Services since 2001 and has held numerous other offices since joining the fire service in 1980. more...

 

ALTERNATE: VACANT
 
 

Murray Mills

FSANS Director for Cumberland County

Murray spent 20 years in the Air Force (RCAF & CAF), serving all over Canada as well as in Germany. Subsequently he ventured into aerospace industries more...

 

ALTERNATE: John Fredericks
 
 

Daniel Gaudet

FSANS Director for Digby County

Daniel has been a member of the Saint-Bernard Fire Department for 22 years, having held numerous positions within the Department and has been Fire Chief for the last 6 years. more...

 

ALTERNATE: VACANT
 
 

Ian Gunn

FSANS Director for Guysborough County

Biography unavailable at this time.

ALTERNATE: Shawn Andrews
 
 

Lloyd Currie

FSANS Director for Halifax Regional Municipality

Lloyd Currie started his fire service career in 1995 as a volunteer in Fall River NS. Moving up through the ranks he held many different positions .. more...

ALTERNATE: Gord West
 
 

Mac Noble

FSANS Director for Hants County

Mac has 41 years of volunteer Fire Service in Nova Scotia fire with 36 in Elmsdale and 23 as Chief Officer. He is a "Charter Member" of Chief Fire Officers of Nova Scotia since it was formed in 1964 and supported that organization until it became FSANS.. more...

ALTERNATE: Wayne Greene
 
 

Ian MacKinnon

FSANS Director for Inverness County

Ian MacKinnon has been the Director representing Inverness County for a number of years. He is the Fire Chief of the Port Hastings Fire Department and has served in the fire service for over forty years. At present he is the President of the Strait Area Mutual Aid Association. more...

ALTERNATE: Robert MacEachern
 
 

Wayne Johnstone

FSANS Director for Kings County

Wayne Johnstone has been a member of the Waterville and District Fire Department since 1976 and has held several offices in the Department. more...

ALTERNATE: Daryl Geddes
 
 

Wayne Thorburne

FSANS Director for Lunenburg County

Biography unavailable at this time.

ALTERNATE: Bill Falkenham
 
 

Jim Roper

FSANS Director for Pictou County

Jim Roper joined the Pictou Landing Fire Dept as a junior Fire Fighter in the 1970’s and has been an active member ever since. more...

 

ALTERNATE: Bill Fukes
 
 

Harry Nelson

FSANS Director for Queens Regional Municipality

Harry Nelson is currently a retired logging contractor. He`s been in the fire service for 33 years all of which have been with the Greenfield & District Fire Dept. more...

 

ALTERNATE: Donald Whynot
 
 

Raymond Ferguson

FSANS Director for Richmond County

Raymond has been a volunteer firefighter for the past 28 years, holding positions of Captain and Deputy Chief before coming Chief of the St. Peter’s and District Volunteer Fire Department more...

ALTERNATE: Johannes Sturm
 
 

Janet Taylor

FSANS Director for Shelburne County

Biography unavailable at this time.


ALTERNATE: Dale Richardson
 
 

Greg Organ

FSANS Director for Victoria County

Greg Organ joined the Neil's Harbour/New Haven Fire Dept in 1981 ,he has been Chief since 1985. Completed Level 1 courses [not certified] Level 1. more...

 

 

ALTERNATE: Scott MacKinnon
 
 

Arthur Earle

FSANS Director for Yarmouth County

Art Earle is the Director for Yarmouth County.  He is a Captain in the Lake Vaughan Fire Department and has been a member of that Department since his retirement. more...

ALTERNATE: Vacant
 
 

Robert Cormier

Fire Marshal's Office

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ALTERNATE: Paul MacCormick
 
 

John Cunningham

Nova Scotia Firefighters School

Biography unavailable at this time.

ALTERNATE: VACANT