We are a team of fire safety professionals with passion for due diligence and safety within the fire service. Our passion comes from our years of experience – our management team knows what can happen to front line personnel when adherence to training procedures and protocols is not complemented with comprehensive corporate due diligence by both the Authority Having Jurisdiction for a fire department and the fire department officers.
With over 85 years of combined experience, our management team has a wealth of real world experience to draw upon. After leaving leadership positions within the fire service, we recognized our complementary skill sets and leveraged the synergies they offered to form a consulting firm like no other. We provide our clients with informed, effective solutions to meet their regulatory compliance challenges.
We can offer comprehensive service because we have comprehensive experience. Below is a brief biography of each of our principals.
Bob Turley has spent 30 years in the fire service. He served for 10 years as a career fire fighter in Prince George and 20 years with the Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) realizing career progression from Inspector to Regional Fire Commissioner and then Deputy Fire Commissioner, Provincial Operations.
Bob is an expert in fire department organization and fire investigation. He has provided advice and assistance to all levels of government, fire chiefs, fire departments and First Nations communities. He has conducted numerous Fire Protection Surveys at the request of local governments, many of which resulted in the establishment of new services or changes to existing operations. Bob represented the OFC on numerous interagency committees involving fire prevention and suppression, wildland interface, fire fighter training and establishment of 911 systems, to name a few.
He has worked as a fire investigation consultant and as an instructor/program developer for the Justice Institute of British Columbia. He has written several fire prevention and fire investigation articles in trade magazines for the insurance industry.
In 2003, Bob was a member of the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre and was responsible for all structural fire fighting during the Provincial Declared State of Emergency. He created the first and only Provincial Fire Service under the Emergency Program Act.
Glen Sanders was a member of the Shawnigan Lake Volunteer Fire department for 29 years, 21 as Fire Chief. During this time Glen oversaw the construction of two new fire stations and a fire rescue boat base. He was also involved in the purchase of 14 pieces of apparatus and related equipment to keep pace with the rapid development in his home community.
Glen is a Past President of the Fire Chiefs’ Association of BC (FCABC) and was made an Honorary Life member in 2008 for his years of service on the Executive Board. In 2006, Glen was named the Canadian Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. He served on many advisory boards and committees and was instrumental in the formation of the Fire Service Government Liaison Group.
Glen co-developed and presented the new Fire Chief orientation seminars at the FCABC conferences. He is a strong advocate for all communities in developing a new out of district response policy for auto extrication and other life threatening emergencies.
In 2005 Glen was a co-recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Public Safety Award for his work on an innovative initiative to reduce the public and fire fighter safety risks related to marijuana grow operations. It was Glen’s vision to create the Fire Service Model Project now underway by the FCABC.
He operated a successful business in Victoria for 29 years and is well respected in the business community.
Bruce Cousins spent 11 years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and 26 years in the Fire Service of British Columbia with the Office of the Fire Commissioner, where he retired in 2006 as Regional Fire Commissioner for the Northern Region.
Bruce continues to be involved in the fire service as Director of BMC Fire Training and Consulting, developing and delivering fire investigation and fire prevention programs throughout the province for the Justice Institute of BC. He also remains active in the field of fire prevention inspection with Canadian Underwriting Services Ltd. of Surrey, B.C.
He has facilitated and conducted numerous fire protection surveys and feasibility surveys for local governments which resulted in either new services or improvements to existing services.
Bruce has developed and delivered fire prevention and fire investigation workshop presentations for fire departments, WorkSafe BC, Building Inspector Association of BC, Ministry of Health, Fire Prevention Officers Association of BC, local governments, First Nations Emergency Services Society, and International Association of Fire Investigators during his career.
He successfully negotiated with Alcan on obtaining the decommissioned town site of Kemano, BC for live training. As project manager of the Kemano Public Safety Initiative over 700 fire fighters, fire investigators and police received hands on training during a 6 month period in the Fall of 2000 and Spring of 2001. Bruce has been recognized by many fire service organizations for his years of contributions.
