Darby Allen, Fort McMurray’s Fire Chief (Ret.)
The catastrophic Alberta wildfires destroyed 2,400 buildings and homes and displaced the entire community of Fort McMurray in 2016. Through it all, guiding 88,000 people to safety with no loss of life in the largest evacuation in Canadian history, was fire chief Darby Allen.
Allen’s steady, calm leadership embodied grit – the ambition, perseverance, and determination necessary to weather the biggest challenge of his career. Allen will show you how to find clarity and strength during crisis, and equally important: how to readjust and support yourself once the crisis has passed. With good people around you, a deep level of trust from both sides, and a strong mission, you and your team will get through difficulties, while finding the best in it.
