COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Division of Fire Chief Kevin O’Connor has announced he is resigning effective May 28, according to a press release from the city.
“I appreciate Chief O’Connor’s service to the Columbus residents as part of the Fire team for 31 years," Mayor Andrew Ginther said. “His commitment to expanding diversity through the cadet program has positioned the Division to better reflect the community that it serves in the near future.”
“Over the last five years as fire chief, Chief O’Connor developed a system that realigned resources to match the future needs of the City of Columbus with the change of the division’s EMS deployment system. Under his leadership the division was reaccredited in 2017 – not an easy undertaking. We know that less than 1% of the Fire departments in the country meet this gold standard of excellence,” said Public Safety Director Ned Pettus.
The city will conduct interviews to choose an interim chief and a national search will be conducted to determine who will be the next permanent chief.
