Personnel
 Morinville firefighters after a hard day on the training ground with other Sturgeon County firefighters. |
During an
infancy that spanned over 2 decades, and another 50+ years since its
official formation, the Morinville Fire Department has had countless
dedicated volunteers move through the ranks. Because of our
efficient
response, a common misconception is that we are a career department,
with staff in place 24/7. However, the MFD is actually staffed 100% by
volunteer men & women. Though they receive an honorarium once a
year for the calls they attend, there are hundreds of hours devoted to
administration, training, public education, maintenance and
inspections. Without the members' selfless sacrifice of the enormous
amount of time they put in, the Morinville Fire Department would not be
what it is today. The current roster maintains 35-40 members. The membership is divided into 4 platoons, each taking its turn overseeing our response area during holidays and summer weekends. Though we have experienced some movement among the ranks in the last few years and a number of members are fairly new, our senior staff is to be commended for the many years of service they have contributed to the organization. We have also begun working with local high schools, offering students the opportunity to gain extra credits while learning on the job. Following is the present membership list: |
| RANK |
NAME |
JOINED |   Training for disaster...The Morinville Fire Department is constantly striving to provide the very best in emergency services to the communities it serves.  |
| Fire
Chief |
Ron
Cust |
1976 |
|
| Deputy Chief of Administration | Romeo
Houle |
1984 |
|
| Deputy
Chief of
Operations |
Ken
Thiemann |
1981 |
|
| Senior
Captain |
Bud
Rockwell |
1971 |
|
| Senior
Captain/EMR |
Herb Pearce |
1981 |
|
| Fire Marshall |
Ed
Pomerleau |
2003 |
|
| Platoon 1 |
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| Captain/EMT-A |
Joel
Houle |
1996 |
|
| Lieutenant/EMR | Carl Moss | 2001 | |
| Firefighter/EMR |
Mike
Shymka |
2004 |
|
| Firefighter/Training Coordinator/EMR | Jonny Wedick | 2005 | |
| Firefighter |
Jonny
Cust |
2006 |
|
| Probationary
Firefighter |
Philip
deGuerre |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Jennifer
Tucci |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Ben
Lamer |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Joel
Neufeld |
2009 |
|
| Platoon 2 |
|
|
|
| Captain/EMT-A | Darren
Brenneis |
1997 |
|
| Lieutenant/EMR | Steve Hammond | 1989 | |
| Firefighter/Training Coordinator/EMR | Josh
Cust |
2004 |
|
| Firefighter | Tyler McArthur | 2005 | |
| Firefighter |
Kevin
Foy |
2008 |
|
| Probationary
Firefighter |
Cam
Fleming |
2009 |
|
| Probationary
Firefighter |
David
Fiddler |
2009 |
|
| Student
Recruit |
Justin
Proulx |
2009 |
|
| Student
Recruit |
Chad
Opalinski |
2009 |
|
| Student
Recruit |
Alex
Rapati |
2009 |
|
| Platoon 3 |
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| Captain/EMT-A |
Brad
Boddez |
1987 |
|
| Lieutenant |
Cody
Foster |
2001 |
|
| Firefighter |
Shaun Lorenz | 1999 |
|
| Firefighter |
Steven
Gaetz |
2003 |
|
| Firefighter |
Shawn
Bissonnette |
2006 |
|
| Firefighter |
Brett
Wilson |
2008 |
|
| Probationary
Firefighter |
Stephan
Chasles |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Sasha
Kadyk |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Michael
Gouthro |
2009 |
|
| Platoon 4 |
|
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| Captain/EMR |
Brian Johnston | 1992 | |
| Lieutenant |
Barry Woodruff |
1995/2008 |
|
| Firefighter | Sean Shymka | 2005 | |
| Firefighter |
Jordan
Blackburn |
2006 |
|
| Firefighter |
James
Wilson |
2008 |
|
| Probationary
Firefighter |
Devin
Wedick |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Katharine
Cust |
2009 |
|
| Student
Trainee |
Cody
Gervais |
2009 |
|
| On Leave |
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| Firefighter/EMR |
Natasha
Moss |
2005 |
|
| Lieutenant |
Charles
Lavallee |
1998 |
|
| Firefighter/EMT-A |
Doug
Kading |
2001 |
