Larry Collins Selected to be Next City of Ann Arbor Fire Chief
Archived News Release: November 25, 2014 - The City of Ann Arbor is pleased to announce Larry Collins has accepted the City of Ann Arbor Fire Chief position.
"We are fortunate for the more than three decades of fire service Larry will bring to Ann Arbor," said Safety Services Area Administrator and Police Chief John Seto. "Larry has experience in strategic and operational planning, organization change and development, budget and fiscal management and intergovernmental collaboration, which will be invaluable to the AAFD. I welcome him aboard and am confident his vast experience in leadership and management will benefit his team and the citizens of Ann Arbor."
From September 2009 to September 2014, Collins held the fire chief position for Brevard County Fire-Rescue in Brevard County, Fla. His career experience also includes 30 years of service with the Dayton Fire Department, from which he retired as director and fire chief in 2008.
Collins holds a M.S. operations management degree from the University of Arkansas, a B.S. public safety management degree from Franklin University and an A.S. fire-rescue administration degree from Sinclair Community College.
Collins' approximate start date at the city is mid December.
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