Mark van der Feyst has been in the fire service since 1998, currently serving as a full-time firefighter with the Woodstock Fire Department in Ontario, Canada. He is an international instructor teaching in Canada, the United States and India. van der Feyst is a local-level suppression instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and an instructor for the Justice Institute of British Columbia. He graduated from Seneca College of Applied and Technologies as a fire protection engineering technologist, and received his bachelor’s degree in fire and life safety studies from the Justice Institute of British Columbia and his master’s degree in safety, security and emergency management from Eastern Kentucky University. van der Feyst is the lead author of the book "Residential Fire Rescue." Connect with van der Feyst on LinkedIn or via email.