Ken McMullen and Tina Saryeddine

Ken McMullen is president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the fire chief in Red Deer, Alta. Tina Saryeddine is executive director of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, and an adjunct professor at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa.

A burning platform for a national fire administration

Creating a Canadian Fire Administration could be one of the most consequential policy tools in the history of fire and emergency management in Canada. Fire chiefs are willing to help make this happen. We hope policy leaders will take our advice seriously.

opinion | BY KEN MCMULLEN AND TINA SARYEDDINE | November 29, 2023