NEWS RELEASE

CITY OF TROY, OHIO

APPOINTMENT OF FIRE CHIEF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mayor Michael L. Beamish is proud to announce that Assistant Fire Chief Matthew D.
Simmons has been promoted to Troy Fire Chief, effective Monday, May 11, 2015.
Chief Simmons was selected after an extensive written testing and assessment center
process administered by the Troy Civil Service Commission. His starting salary will be
$102,000 and his probationary period will be one year from his date of appointment.
Chief Simmons became a member of the Troy Fire Department on February 21,
1999. He was promoted to the rank of Platoon Commander on July 6, 2005 and
promoted to Assistant Fire Chief on January 1, 2007. He holds a Bachelors Degree in
Organizational Management from Bluffton University. He is a certified Paramedic, Fire
and Explosive Investigator, and Inspector. Recently Chief Simmons was selected by the
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) to receive a full scholarship to become a
member of the 2015 cohort program for his third year of attending the Fire Service
Executive Development Institute (FSEDI).
Chief Simmons, 41, was born in Piqua, Ohio. He served four years in the United States
Navy and was attached to a Naval Construction Battalion. He participated in
Operation Uphold Democracy in 1994 in Haiti as part of a United Nations Mission. He
and his wife Amy have been married for 19 years and have an eight year old son,
Judah.
A promotion ceremony has been scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in
the Council Chambers of Troy City Hall, located on the second floor of 100 South
Market Street. All are invited but those who are not able to attend can view the brief
ceremony
live
online
through
the
City
of
Troy
website
at
http://troyohio.gov/562/Council-Chambers-Live-Stream.
Mayor Michael Beamish stated: I am supremely confident that Chief Simmons, along
with the assistance and leadership of Assistant Fire Chief Gary Stanley and the three
Platoon Commanders, will provide positive and innovative leadership of the Troy Fire
Department for years to come as the Department continues to provide Troy citizens
and the residents of the neighboring Townships with vital fire protection and EMS
services. Im proud of Matts achievements and Im confident he is the leader the Troy
Fire Department needs at this time and in the future.
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TROY OHIO

Office of The Mayor and

100 S. Market Street, P. 0. Box 3003

Troy, Ohio 45373-7303
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phone: (937) 335-1725/fax: (937) 339-8601

Patrie k. Titterington@troyohio. gov

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May 8, 2015
Chief Matthew D. Simmons
1700 Swailes Road
Troy OH 45373
Dear Matt:
It is a pleasure to provide you with this letter as official confirmation of your appointment and
promotion to the position of Fire Chief for the City of Troy at an annual salary of $102,000 with an
effective appointment date of May 11, 2015. This salary will continue through the 2015 calendar
year.
As you are aware the position of Fire Chief has a probationary period of one year.
Congratulations on your career advancement with the Troy Fire Department. It will be our pleasure
to address you as "Chief".

Sincerely,

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Michael L. Beamish
Mayor

cc:

Civil Service Commission

Troy City Council
Troy Fire Department
Human Resources
Media

. Titterington
Director of Public Service and Safety