SEAN TRACEY P.Eng, MIFireE

Board Chair
Canadian Regional Manager, NFPA

After successfully completing a twenty-year career in the Canadian Forces, in 2000, Sean Tracey became the first Regional Manager in Canada for the National Fire Protection Association. Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

A Military Engineer by trade he has completed twenty years in the field of facilities engineering holding numerous positions throughout Canada and in support of UN operations. He retired in 2000 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and his last posting was as the Canadian Forces Fire Marshal. In this role he was responsible for directing the Department of National Defence's Fire Service. Sean has extensive experience in the fields of facility engineering, general safety, and risk management and is a regular contributor to fire, health care engineering, and construction journals. He is a past Director of the Canadian Council of Fire Marshals and Fire Commissioners. In November of 2005 he was appointed as the Chair of the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness ( www.ccep.ca ). CCEP annually hosts the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto.

Sean is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Kingston with a Civil Engineering Degree. He is certified as an Associate in Risk Management and is a certified Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario.

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