First General is pleased to announce the opening of First General Kelowna & Okanagan Valley.

TORONTO, ON, DECEMBER 5, 2024/insPRESS/ – We welcome Sean Murphy, as the new owner.  Sean has over 22 years of experience in municipal and industrial emergency services. He has dedicated his career to helping others in their time of need. He has an in-depth knowledge of the emergency loss industry as well as extensive training and experience dealing with emergency response, fire/smoke damage, water damage and hazardous materials.

Sean is a dedicated father and husband to his young family, is very active in the local community and can be found coaching and volunteering in the Okanagan. Sean also brings his leadership, knowledge and skills from his award-winning carpet cleaning company to First General.

Project Highlights

• Large scale losses including floods, forest fires, commercial fires and hazardous material incidents
• On the front lines of large CAT events – forest fires, oil and gas large scale emergencies in the BC Peace region and Okanagan Valley
• Emergency dispatch for CAT events and emergency operations centre operations

Certifications And Associations:

• WRT – IICRC
• FSRT – IICRC
• Asbestos L1-4 – BCCSA / WCB
• EMA.FR3 – First responder and Instructor
• NFPA 1072 Hazmat Technician
• NFPA 1006 Technical rescue specialist in water, tower-crane & confined space
• NFPA 1001/1002 – Fire emergency
• NFPA 1003 – Aircraft crash response
• NFPA 1081 – Industrial fire response
• TDG – Transportation of dangerous goods
• S100/200/390 – Wildfire certified
• H2S – Hydrogen sulphide response
• LAFC / FSP – Local assistant to the fire chief & fire scene preservation
• ICS 100/200 – Incident command systems for large events
• Commercial & residential carpet, upholstery & hard surface cleaning

“We welcome Sean and team to First General and we look forward to servicing the property owners in times of need in the Kelowna and Okanagan Valley.” Frank Mirabelli, CEO.