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About the National Capital Region Chapter

The National Capital Region (NCR) Chapter of SFPE was formed in 1981. Since then, the SFPE - NCR Chapter has grown from an idea by four SFPE International members to a vibrant organization providing quality programs to advance the science of fire protection engineering and those who practise it. The Chapter has had a membership that has encompassed well over 300 individuals from the NCR Region and further afield. The Chapter has provided well over 100 technical education opportunities for its members and has hosted nearly 25 seminars as part of its Annual Meetings. Our continuing mission is to make a significant contribution to the profession, to allied professions and to the community. The challenge for the Chapter is to continue to grow the profession in the National Capital Region.

The SFPE-NCR Chapter usually meets six - eight times per year at various locations in the Ottawa area, to participate in technical sessions on a variety of topics.

Current Directors

President: Matt Jardine - Jensen Hughes

Vice-President: Mohammad J. Moradi - Carleton University

Immediate Past President: Lindsay Ranger - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Treasurer: Geoff Randall - Ottawa Fire Service

Programming: Adam Petrycki

Director of Online Management: Felipe Luz - UL Standards & Engagement

Directors at Large:

Duncan McNaughton - Ottawa Fire Service
Claire Frechette, Retired Department of National Defense
Dominic Esposito - Jensen Hughes

HISTORY - NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION CHAPTER

A BRIEF HISTORY
By J. Kenneth Richardson, P.Eng., FSFPE

The Beginning

The seeds for an SFPE Chapter in the Ottawa region were sown in a meeting held January 15, 1981 at the Ottawa offices of the Canadian Wood Council. The four individuals in attendance were Ross Thomson of the Canadian Wood Council, Kurt Brewer of National Defence, Stuart Hornby of the Fire Commissioner of Canada’s office and Ken Richardson of the National Research Council. The group agreed that the formation of a chapter in Ottawa appeared feasible and should be investigated further. The first action of this Organizing Group was to determine the reaction of the SFPE Montreal-Ottawa Chapter (now the St. Laurent Chapter) to the formation of a separate chapter in Ottawa....

Please read our 25th Anniversary Booklet

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

1981-1984 Ken Richardson

1984-1986 Robert Kearney ***

1986-1988 John Berndt

1988-1990 Harold (Hal) Nichol*

1990-1992 Jack Mawhinney

1992-1994 Rod McPhee

1994-1996 Tom Dunfield

1996-1998 Guy Gosselin

1998-2000 Eugene Marotta

2000-2002 Dan Anderson

2002-2004 Guylène Proulx **

2004-2006 George Hadjisophocleous

2006-2008 George Fawcett

2009-2010 Sean Tracey

2011-2012 Ehab Zalok

2013-2014 Robert Salvador

2015-2016 Shawn Young

2016-2018 Mark Ramlochan

2018-2021 Aaron Lee

2021-PRESENT Lindsay Ranger

*Deceased May 1993
**Deceased Dec 2009
*** Deceased October 2012