Our Team
MAFT Canada and Canadian Airport Fire Services are western Canadian companies based in Alberta that specialize in supplying trained and certified airport firefighters to airports.
Protecting and serving airports of any size requires the right staff and front-line responders to manage day-to-day training, emergency response — and everything in between. MAFT Canada, Canadian Airport Fire Services (CAFS) and Firefly are fortunate to have the support and loyalty of instructors and consultants who are each experts in their own fields. Together with supporting staff our team meets the unique needs of every client we serve.
MAFT Canada also supplies live fire training to both civilian and military airports. We annually re-certify firefighters to meet the CARs regulations with a Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT). The trainer can be brought to airports for the annual recertification live fire training.
Ed Pearson
Owner / Operator
Having spent almost 30 years as a firefighter, Ed knows what it’s like to be a team player, and isn’t afraid to work hard and get his hands dirty. Knowing what works and what doesn’t, Ed isn’t afraid to accept other people’s opinions in order to improve the situation. Recognizing that nobody has a monopoly on good ideas, Ed is always open suggestions. He appreciates people with great work ethics, sense of humour, loyalty and respect for their job and responsibility, and it shows in the respect and loyalty he shows back.
Fun Fact:
Ed was a boxing commissioner, Commission Chairman and Executive Director for over 20 years in Edmonton, and was involved in various capacities in the Canadian Boxing Federation, North American Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council. Ed helped create and run the World Boxing Council Female World Championship, the preeminent and most respected professional boxing championship in the world. He has supervised 81 championship matches, and in the three years since he retired from the administration of boxing and turned to judge, and has judged over 100 matches, and many championship matches. From that challenge seeking spirit, MAFT Canada and CAFS were created and are now flourishing.
Shelley Pearson
Administrator
Shelley is a partner in business with her husband Ed.
Being married to an Airport Fire Fighter for over over 23 years you become familiar with the shop talk lingo and what it means. Not making me an expert by any means but I am familiar with the Lingo. The Airport Firehall is like a large family, everyone has each others back. Safety first and foremost.
Ed, Brad and Jerome are the experts at the business of Airport Fire Fighting. I am involved at an administrative level with the 2 companies. This includes bill payments, Tax payments, Bookkeeping, and Benefits.
Brad Graham
Fire Chief of the CAFS
Firehall operation at Ft McMurray Airport
With almost 28 years of experience as an airport firefighter and fire officer.
- Is a structural firefighter and fire officer for 35 years
- Brad is also a fire training instructor, having previously instructed part-time at Alberta Fire Training School at Vermillion.
- He is a Certified Health and Safety Consultant (Canadian Society of Safety Engineering) and does consulting work with ICAO
- Brad too is NFPA 1001 and 1003 trained,
- Is a registered EMR for 20 years in Alberta and is CARs compliant.
- Is the Senior Firefighter and Safety Officer at Ft McMurray Airport, and created our SMS procedures and manual
- Brad does training and operations for MAFT Canada
Jerome Brochu
Trainer, MAFT
Jerome started at the Airport in June of 1986 as a carpenter (certified). He did a career change to the Firehall in July of 1995 which he enjoyed working there untill his retirement on April 10th. 2019.
From there Jerome was certified 1001,1003 ,1043 (CARs) , EMR, instructor Level 2. He was promoted to the Lieutenant position in August of 2005 until his retirement. In 2001 -2004 Jerome did also assist Fire Ect., in Vermilion with Theory and Practical mostly on Aircraft Fire Training. Jerome currently works with CAFS since September of 2014 and MAFT Canada. He really enjoys Aircraft Fire Training!!!