Dwayne MacIntosh is the Deputy Fire Chief of Training and Development.  A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Deputy Chief MacIntosh started his firefighting career with the Canadian Armed Forces in 1988 as a Recruit Firefighter. Throughout his 14 years service, he acquired expertise in emergency firefighting procedures and became Platoon Chief for the Department of National Defence (DND).

D.C. MacIntosh is a Fire Service Instructor for the following courses: Structural Fires, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Automobile Fires and Casualty Extrication Ops, Confined Spaces, Special Problem Fires, Shipboard Firefighter, Hazardous Material Incidents, Classroom Instruction, Fire Inspection, Fire Investigations, Medical Ops and Training Ops.  D.C. MacIntosh accepted the position of Fire Service Instructor in 2001 and was promoted to Deputy Fire Chief in January of 2006. He is certified by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) and Oklahoma State University for the following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards:

• NFPA STD 472 Hazardous Materials Incidents Responder (Incident Commander Level)
• NFPA STD 472 Hazardous Materials Responder (Awareness, Operator and Technician Level)
• NFPA STD 1001 Firefighter Level 1, 2 and 3
• NFPA STD 1002 Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator
• NFPA STD 1003 Airport Firefighter
• NFPA STD 1021 Fire Officer Level 1, 2 and 3
• NFPA STD 1031 Fire Inspector Level 1 and 2
• NFPA STD 1033 Fire Investigator
• NFPA STD 1035 Public Fire Educator Level 1
• NFPA STD 1041 Fire Service Instructor Level 1, 2 and 3

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