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Mike is the Fire Chief for the City of Humboldt. He started as a volunteer firefighter in 2001 and progressed to the first full time Deputy Chief in 2007 and finally to his current position as Fire Chief in 2012. Director for Zone 6 as well as 1st Vice President for the Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs. Also sits on the Humboldt EMO committee and was directly involved with the first 72 hours after the Bronco Bus crash and the community response. On the evening of April 6th, 2018 an unthinkable tragedy occurred when the bus driver and 28 passengers from the Humboldt Broncos Hockey team collided with a transport truck, taking the lives of 16 of those people. Although the accident itself was approximately 170 km northeast of the City of Humboldt, the community of Humboldt immediately became the focus of worldwide attention and the focus of that traumatic event. The City Manager, the Fire Chief and other senior managers with the City of Humboldt responded immediately on the evening of April 6th to establish an Emergency Operations Centre to respond to the need for a trauma counselling and the overwhelming media attention.