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Travis Abbey

Travis brings an extensive background in both wildfire and emergency management.

 

His career path to date has seen him coordinate wildfire response across Canada and into the United States and lead emergency management programs in three BC jurisdictions.

 

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Since his retirement from the BC Wildfire Service in 2019, Travis has been engaging directly with local government and First Nations clients throughout southern BC.

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In the early summer of 2022, Travis returned home to the Kamloops area where he spent the bulk of his wildfire career.  

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Travis' core strengths are his ability to lead in any setting, collaborate and develop relationships with all groups of people, and deliver excellence in any project or initiative he undertakes. 

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 Key Qualifications / Experience

  • Provision of Wildfire / Emergency Management Services to: Skeetchestn Indian Band, Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), Ktunaxa Nation Council, District of Invermere, City of Cranbrook, Village of Canal Flats, First Nations Emergency Services (FNESS), Interior Health Authority

  • 20 Years with the BC Wildfire Service

  • 6 years in private sector wildfire operations

  • 2.5 years leading two regional district emergency programs (RDEK and RDCK)

  • 1 year leading the Northwest Territories Wildfire Risk / Community Protection Program

  • Type 1  Incident Commander Trainee - BCWS 2019 - 

  • Type 2 Incident Commander

  • Type 2 Operations Section Chief

  • BC & NFPA Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist

  • NFPA 1001 Structural Firefighter 1 & 2

  • Emergency Management Certificate - JIBC

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Little Bobtail Lake, Prince George area - 2015

Recent Career Highlights

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  • Project Manager - development of Indigenous Initial Response Crew, construction of wildfire base / EOC facility, expansion of Community Emergency Management Program - Skeetchestn Natural Resources / Indian Band (Feb 2023 - present)

  • Recovery Director - Colliers Project Leaders / Village of Lytton (4 weeks - 2022)

  • Development of Wildfire Brigade Service - Tobacco Plains Indian Band - Spring 2022

  • EOC Support - First Nations Emergency Services Society - Flood Response - Fall 2021

  • EOC Operations Chief - Okanagan Indian Band - White Rock Lake Fire - Summer 2021

  • Ktunaxa Nation EOC Liaison - COVID 19 First Wave Response, Cranbrook BC - 2020

  • Type 1 Incident Commander - Battle Complex Fire - Manning Alberta - June 2019

  • Provincial Incident Commander - Big Bar Landslide, Lillooet BC - Jul / Aug 2019

  • Leader of 62-person BC Wildfire Service Base - Cranbrook BC,  April 2018- Nov 2019

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