Joined the forces in Oct 83 as WTEP in St-Jean, Quebec
• BDT in Borden where graduated 2 weeks early
• PAT Platoon(OJT) for 6 Months in Maintenance Hangar 5 in Borden doing maintenance on Fire Trucks, maintaining SCBA’s and refilling air cylinders
• QL3 Fire Fighter Borden(CFSAOE) Not called Fire Academy at that time
• Oct 84 offered extension to remain in the forces long enough to complete QL3 in Dec 84
• Dec 84 Offered EI in regular forces at the condition I take a different trade of Military police
• OJT MP in Borden for 9 months from
• MP course in Borden
• Posted to Cold Lake from 85 to 87 as MP
• Remustered back to Fire Fighter in 87 and transferred directly to the Fire Dept in Cold lake
• Fire Fighter in Cold lake from 87 to 90
• 90 to 93 HMCS Iroquois where I had to go to HMCS Algonquin, CFB Shearwater while my ship was in refit
• 93 to 2002 Trenton Fire Hall , during that time one year employed as a trade helper at AEF and another year at AES known as MRT Mobile repair teem to work on MAG’s (Mobile arrester gear) and air shows
• 2002 to 2005 Joint NBCD Coy Trenton
• 2005 to 2007 22 Wing North Bay UGC as platoon Chief and offered/signed IPS
• Jan 2007 till now, Fire Inspector 22 Wing North Bay
• I recently purchased a house in Trenton where I will be living with my Wife Susan and step son and plan on expanding my decals and sign business in Trenton with my wife and taking fully advantage of my new AZ qualifications
I can be contacted anytime at my civilian address or ddrapeau1@cogeco.ca or website at www.basicdecals.com