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Brett Schoettle

CFEI
Fire and Explosion Investigator

Primary Service Area Winnipeg

Email bschoettle@ocig.com

Contact M: (204) 782-7446

Industries

Insurance : Subrogation

Solutions

Forensic Engineering: Fire & Explosion Investigation

Overview

Brett is a senior firefighter with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, with over 20 years of experience in fire suppression and emergency response. He currently serves as an acting fire investigator and holds a Transport Canada Small RPAS and VLOS Advanced Operations Pilot Certificate. Prior to joining the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Brett served as an on-call firefighter and EMR with West St. Paul and spent eight years with Manitoba Justice as a correctional officer.

Professional Experience

OCI Group Fire and Explosion Investigator

Conduct Fire and Explosion origin and cause investigations.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service

Respond to emergency fire and medical calls
Perform under high stress situations
Work in a team environment
Responsible for working with the public and multiple City of Winnipeg departments
Maintain all department training and certification
Maintenance of all department equipment
Acting Fire Investigator

Elite Safety

Supervision of workers in confined spaces
Education of contractors on confined space safety and safety on construction sites
Making rescue plans for rescue on construction sites
Rescue stand by for contractors in high risk working environments

Manitoba Justice Corrections Officer

Work in high-stress environment
Responsible for staff and offender safety
Responsible for the transport and security of offenders to different provincial institutions and appointments in the public sector
Re-certified Level ‘C’ CPR and Red Cross Emergency First Aid
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate
De-escalation of high stress and potentially dangerous situations
Security and management of units within the institution
Management of a caseload of offender rehabilitation and re integration program
Help maintain a safe and secure environment in the Indigenous, Gang and Gen Population unit
Implement individual case management strategies, analyze residents’ backgrounds, criminal records, formal risk assessments, and high-risk situations/behaviours; pre-release planning, and liaise with the Government of Manitoba Probation and community agencies
In 2002, was awarded letter of commendation for effective response to a resident’s self-inflicted injury.

West St Paul Fire Department

On-call Fire-fighter/EMR
On-call position responds to community emergencies
Help maintain and service department equipment and apparatus.

Grinnell Fire Protection

Deliver supplies to Installers
Assist with the installation of fire detection and suppression systems

Education

Manitoba Emergency Services College
• Fire Fighting Practices Levels 1 & 2 NFPA 1001-2002 & accredited with IFSAC
• Primary Care Paramedic meets PAC competencies & accredited with CMA
• Fire Apparatus Driver Operator NFPA 1002-2003 & accredited with IFSAC
• Water and Ice Rescue Technician NFPA 1006- 2003 & accredited with IFSAC
• Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations NFPA 472-2002 & accredited with

IFSAC
• Fire and Life Safety Educator NFPA 1035-2000 & accredited with IFSAC
• Fire Inspector level 1 & 2 NFPA 1031-2003 & accredited with IFSAC
• Fire Investigator NFPA 1033, 2014
• Emergency Services Instructor Level 1 NFPA 1041-2019
• Rescue Practices
• Vehicle Extrication
• Transport Canada Small RPAS & VLOS Advanced Operations Pilot Certificate

Province of Manitoba
• Correctional Officer Basic Training
• Offender Transport and Out-of-Institution Security
• ASP Baton and OC Pepper Spray training Certificate
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate
• Re-certified Level ‘C’ CPR and Red Cross Emergency First Aid
• Interviewing and Communicating

West St. Paul Fire Department
• Hazardous Materials Awareness NFPA 472
• Fire Fighting Practices Level 1 NFPA 1001
• Provincially Licensed Emergency Medical Responder
• Vehicle Extrication

Elite Safety
• WHMIS
• Confined space rescue
• High-Angle Rescue
• Gas Monitoring

Further Training and Education

CFI Trainer, Fire Flow analysis- 3 hours- November 11,2024
CFI Trainer, Residential Electrical Systems- 4 hours-February 9,2025
CFI Trainer, Basic Electricity- 4 hours-February 11, 2025
CFI Trainer, Arc Mapping- 4 hours- April 24, 2025