Brent Brooks
Council Individual Member
Company
Toronto Fire Services
Acting District Chief
Location
Toronto, Canada
About
Brent Brooks is an Acting District Chief for the Toronto Fire Services with 29 years of service. Brent’s 31-year career in firefighting began at Pearson International Airport, and continued working with the De Havilland and Bombardier Aero Space Crash Fire Rescue teams. Brent is a proud retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Brent's High Rise Unit assignment has enabled him to enhance Toronto's High-Rise Operations through innovative research and development, their Incident Management System and operational training.
Brent is a proponent of best practices in the fire service and has specialized in high-rise firefighting. He has served on various committees and has been a speaker at national and international engagements in Great Britain, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and the USA. Brent founded the High-Rise Round Table in Toronto, hosted the Toronto and Montreal High-Rise Summit, and is a Chicago-based Council of Tall Buildings member. He represents Canada as a member of the London, England-based T70 Tall Building Safety Committee.
Brent's Community of Practice has a wide reach, providing lectures and hands-on training throughout Ontario, Canada, and internationally. He aims to educate the next generation of firefighters on best practices for occupant survival and firefighter safety in High-Rise firefighting.
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