Assistant Chief Jeffrey Bennett was appointed to the department, as a Firefighter/Paramedic, in May of 2000. He came to the department with 10 years of experience in the private EMS and Mobile Intensive Care settings. Upon being appointed, he spent most of his service as a firefighter/ Paramedic on B-shift at Station #2 (Central Ave) and Station #1 in the City (Monroe St. at Main.). In September of 2008, Jeff was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He then moved to A-shift where he served as the Station Officer at Station #3 (at Whiteford and Monroe) and then Station #1 (Monroe St. at Main). As a Lieutenant he acted as a liaison for local high schools and colleges, by providing student internships and clinical ride time with the department. He also created the character “Moe the Fire Clown” that he used to teach fire safety education to kids at various events. He was moved to Interim Captain in late June of 2020 until he was officially promoted to the rank of Captain in January of 2021. During his career, Jeff has obtained certifications in Fire Officer IV, Haz-Mat Awareness, Fire Instructor, Fire Safety Officer, Fire Inspector, Clinical EMS Instructor, EVOC Instructor, as well as others. As Captain, he served in the established command structure of the department and was also responsible for the training and safety programs for the department’s crews. On March 11, 2024 Jeff was appointed to Assistant Chief by the Sylvania Board of Trustees. He is excited and proud to be working with Chief Nye in leading such an outstanding department serving a great community.