Evan Foster

Enjoy spending time with my partner, family and friends, being outdoors and active in my community. Competitive sport and physical fitness enthusiast as well as dog owner, spending plenty of time with/walking my dog.

Fire Department. (rural)

• Performing the duties of a full-time firefighter in extreme weather conditions.
• Providing enhanced EMR skills to a community of 8,000 people.
• Ability to implement lifesaving interventions for critical patients.
• First on scene to residential and commercial structure fires as well as motor vehicle accidents, extreme weather emergencies, hazardous material incidents and technical rescue calls.
• Operating a variety of fire suppression and rescue equipment.
• Skilled donning and doffing when assessing or transferring covid-19 positive patients.
• Provide medical and emergency stand-by services 24/7.
• Driving/ pumping fire engine, driving the ambulance daily (class 4 and class 3 with air break endorsement).

Education and Training:

• Texas Commission on Fire Protection – Structural Fire Fighter 1, NFPA 1001
• Texas Commission on Fire Protection – Structural Fire Fighter 2, NFPA 1001
• Texas Commission on Fire Protection – Hazardous Materials Operations, NFPA 472
• Texas Commission on Fire Protection – Hazardous Materials Awareness, NFPA, 472
• Emergency medical responder- EMR – Justice Institute of British Columbia
• Basic life support - BLS
• Canadian Red Cross – First responder and CPR – Basic life support.
• Class 5 drivers’ licence – Clean driver abstract.
• Naloxone training certificate.
• Class 4 drivers’ licence – Work each shift on an ambulance as an EMR
• Class 3 licence with Air Brake endorsement
• Red pass with D/A – for airport access (Iqaluit international airport).
• Airside Vehicle Operator Permit (AVOP).
• University of Manitoba – 36 credits, Bachelor of Arts – Major in anthropology, minor in history. Finishing online after career decision to play in the CFL.