Ohio Fire Chief Credentialing Program
The Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association (OFCA) and the Ohio Fire & Emergency Services Foundation (OF&ESF) have identified the need to further enhance the professionalism of chief fire officers throughout the state of Ohio by the establishment of a uniform credentialing program. The goal of the program is to ensure a strong degree of accountability. The Credentialing Program sets forth the goals needed for chief fire officers to establish a higher degree of professionalism so that fire chiefs may be better prepared to serve their department, their community, and other organizations. The goal is to promote the professional development of the chief fire officer in Ohio and to assist these chiefs in their daily operations, management, and leadership.
Credentialed participants will be required to renew their credentials every three years.
Through this program, the OFCA has attempted to establish occupational education, fire service related training, and experience criteria relevant to the position of fire chief. This process provides an equal opportunity for the volunteer, paid-on-call, or full-time applicant to meet the minimum criteria for achieving the Ohio Fire Chief credential.
At this time, the chief fire officer designation is open to officers serving at the Battalion Chief level or above. Candidates are required to provide an organizational chart verifying their position within the department. An individual seeking OFC credentialing must be an active member of a Fire and/or EMS organization and member of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association at the time of application
By participation in this program, an applicant agrees to abide by a Mission Statement and Code of Professional Conduct. The credentialing process will be solely administered by The Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association Credentialing Committee.
Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association Credentialed Chiefs
Lee Adams, OFC - Piqua Fire Department
Steve Agenbroad, OFC - Clearcreek Fire District
Rick Anderson, OFE, OFC - Ashland Fire Division
Dale Arkenburg, OFC - Geneva Fire Department
Andy Baillis, OFE, OFC - Valley City Fire Department
Eric P. Barhorst, OFC - Sidney Fire & Rescue
Thomas B. Barnett, OFC - Miami Valley Fire District
Timothy G. Berczik, OFE, OFC - Jackson Township Fire Department
William Bernhard OFC - Highland Heights Fire Department
Chris Bower, EFO, OFC - Copley Township Fire Department
Wm. Scott Bower, OFC - Southington Fire Department
Timothy Bowling, OFC, OFE - Defiance Fire and Rescue Division
Ken Brooks, OFC - Neffs Fire Department
Chase Bryan OFE, OFC - Truro Twp Fire Department
Tom Burgasser, OFC - Massillon Fire Department
Mark A. Burns, OFC - Central Fire District
Rob Campbell, OFE, OFC - Bath Township Fire Department
Brian Carlson MS, OFC - Anderson Township Fire & Rescue Department
Ryan Cervenka, OFC - Willoughby Fire Department
Robert Chappell, OFC - Tiffin Fire/ Rescue Division
Neil Cline, OFE, OFC - Scioto Township Fire Department
Keith Clonch, MBA, OFC - Richfield Township Fire Department
Patrick T. Connor OFE, OFC - Plain Township Fire Department
Michael Crable, OFC - Jackson Township Fire Department
Casey Curtis, OFE, OFC - Granville Township Fire Department
Jeffrey Deeks, OFE, OFC - Cambridge Fire Department
Ben Degenhardt, OFC - Mt. Healthy FD
Arthur L. Dobbins III, OFC - Akron Fire Department
John L. Donahue, OFC - Washington Twp. F.D.
Daniel Dopslaf, OFE, OFC - Bedford Fire Department
Scott Dorsten, OFE, OFC - Beavercreek Township Fire Department
John Duber OFC - Valley Fire District
C.W. Durham III, CFO, OFC - Marietta Fire Department
Chris Eisele, OFC - Deerfield Twp FD
Greg R. Eisenacher, OFE, OFC - City of Grandview Heights
Ted Elder, OFC - Wooster Division of Fire
Patrick Ferguson, OFC - Columbus Division of Fire
Ronald E. Fletcher, OFE, OFC - City of Brookville Fire Department
Jason Francis, OFE, OFC - Whitehouse Fire Department
John M. Frazier, MPA, CFO, OFC - Russell FD
Michael Froelich, OFC - Sylvania Fire - EMS Department
Mark A. Fyffe, MPA, CFO, OFC, OFE - Union Township Fire Department
Briant Galgas, OFC - Middleburg Heights Fire Department
Brent L. Gates, OFC - Falls Twp / Perry Twp
Thomas Granata, OFE, OFC - Perrysburg Fire Division
Ray Green MPA, OFC -
Paul M. Halbeisen, OFC - Fremont Fire Department
Jeffery T. Hall, OFC - Westfield Fire & Rescue District
Cameron Haller, OFE, OFC - Tipp City Emergency Services
Kevin Hardwick, OFE, OFC - Glendale Fire Department
Vincent J. Harris, OFE, OFC - Greentown Fire Department
Joshua Hartbarger, OFC - Whitehouse Fire Department
Christine Hawker, OFE, OFC - Beavercreek Township Fire Department
Andrew Heffner, OFC - Lima Fire Department
John E. Hickey, OFE, OFC - Champion Twp Fire Department
Chad Hollinger, OFE, OFC - Sidney Fire & Rescue
William L. Houk, OFC, OFE - Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association
James T. Hughes, OFC - Westlake Fire Department
Rob Hursong, OFE, OFC - Harrison Fire Department
Don J. Hutchison , OFE, OFC - Cardinal Joint Fire District
Christopher Johns, OFE, OFC - Ross Twp Fire Department
Jon D. Jones, OFE, OFC - Van Wert Fire Department
Justin N. Joy, OFE, OFC - Greentown Fire Department, Inc.
Kenneth Justus, OFC - Madison Township Fire Department
Matthew Kee, OFE, OFC - Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department
Steve Kelly MPA, OFE, OFC - Miami Twp Fire & EMS
Joe Kiefer, OFC - Wooster Div. of Fire
Randy Kimbro, OFC - Grafton Village Fire Dept
Scott Kiper, OFE, OFC - Wooster Division of Fire
Joseph Kitchen, OFC - Bath Township Fire Department
Jeff Klein, OFE, OFC - Perrysburg Fire Division
Ethan Klussman, OFE, OFC - Liberty Township Fire Dept
Mark Kozak,MPA, OFC - Ravenna Twp Fire Department
Edmund Kuzminski MO, OFC, OFO, CFO, CTO - Washington Twp. Fire Department
Cornelius Lacey, OFC - Miami Township Fire Department
ADAM LAUER, OFC - CANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Brian Leciejewski, OFC - Springfield Fire Rescue Division
Scott Lerman, OFC - Glendale Fire Department
Dennis K. Lewis, OFE, OFC - Bazetta Fire Department
Robert Lloyd, OFC - Fairport Harbor FD
Brandon Loboschefski, OFE, OFC, M.S. - Maumee Fire Department
Jeff Lykins, OFC, EFO, CFO - Dayton Fire Department
Christopher Lyons, M.S., M.A., OFC - Bay Village
Joshua Martell, OFC - Monroe Township Fire Department
Mark L. Martin, OFC - Perry Twp. Fire Department
David E. Masirovits, OFC - Brookfield Twp.
Scott A. Massie, OFC - JSP Joint Fire District
Matthew D. McBirney, OFE, OFC - Aurora Fire Department
Samuel K. McComas, OFE, OFC - Sterling Fire District
William McCullough, OFE, OFC - Perrysburg Fire Division
Daryl J. McNutt, OFC - Whitehouse Fire Department
Christopher Menapace, BBA, OFE, OFC, EMT-P, EMT-1 - Coshocton County EMS
Nathan Messerly, OFO, OFC - Wooster Twp. Fire Department
Brandon Metzger, OFE, OFC - Newark Fire Department
Mark Mignery, OFE, OFC - Hamilton Fire Department
Karen Moleterno, OFC - Chester Township Fire Department
Dave Moore, OFC - Springfield Township Fire Department
Richard Morabito, OFE, OFC - Canton Twp Fire Department
Nathan Murphy, OFE, OFC - Wooster Division of Fire
Matthew G. Noble, OFC - Orange Twp. Fire Department
Clayton O'Brien, OFC - Oregon Fire & Rescue
Mark J. Ober, MPA, OFE, OFC - Anderson Township Fire and Rescue Dept.
William Peskura, OFC - Beachwood Fire Department
Brian S. Peterman, OFC - State Fire Marshal's Office
Carter D. Pittman, OFC - Woodlawn Fire Department
William Piwtorak, OFE, OFC - Liberty Twp. Fire Department
Daniel Podlogar, OFC, OFE - Massillon Fire Department
Rick L. Prinz, OFE, OFC - West Chester Fire Department
Matt Rarick, OFC - Cardinal Joint Fire District
David E. Rea, OFC - Cortland City FD
Brett P. Reinbolt, OFC - Lakemore Fire Department
Robert Reinholz, OFC - Streetsboro Fire Department
Kai W. Rieger, OFE, OFC - Jackson Township Fire Department
Seth J. Rieger, OFC - Jackson Township Fire Department
Mitchell J. Robbins, OFE, OFC - Kettering Fire Department
Ethan Ross, OFC, CFO - Munroe Falls Fire Department
Robert J. Rymer, MPA, CFO, OFC, EFO - Athens Fire Department
Barry Saley, OFE, OFC - Wooster Div. of Fire
Nick Sansom OFC - Tallmadge Fire Department
Edward Schepp, EFO, OFC - North Olmsted Fire Department
Slade Schultz, OFE, OFC - Lancaster Fire Dept.
Matt Schumann, OFE, OFC - Fairfield Township Fire Department
Larry S. Sedlock, OFC - Perry Twp. Fire Department
Charles Shalenberger, OFC - Plain Township Fire Department
William J. Shaw, EFO, OFC - Chester Township Fire Rescue
Chris T. Shook, OFC - Wooster Twp. Fire Department
Bradford Shull, OFE, OFC - Jefferson Twp Fire Department
Mike Siefke, OFE, OFC - Little Miami Joint Fire & Rescue District
Nick Simmons, OFC - Newark Fire Department
Bruce Sindeldecker, OFC - Perry Twp Fire Department
Christopher Smith, OFC, OFE - Canton Twp Fire Department
Greg Smith, OFC - Valley City-Liverpool FD
Shon Smith, OFC - City of Englewood Fire Department
George B. Snyder, MPA, OFC, NRP - Burghill Vernon Fire Department
George Sorge, OFC - Westerville Fire Division
Scott Souders, OFE, OFC - Green Township Fire & EMS
Thomas G. Spape, OFE, OFC - Bedford Heights Fire Department
Ryan Sprunger, OFC -
Rob Stambaugh, OFE, OFC - BST&G Fire District
Ben Stasik, OFE, OFC - Tallmadge Fire Department
Daniel R. Stitzel, OFC - City of Franklin Div. of Fire & EMS
Anthony Strazzo, OFC - Brunswick Hills Township
Donald Sweigert, OFC - Rittman Fire Department
Brian Taylor, OFE, OFC - Berlin Township Fire Department
Dallas Terrell, OFE, OFC - Wooster Twp. Fire Department
Ron Terriaco, OFE, OFC - Concord Township Fire Department
Tim Thomas Sr., OFE, OFC - Fairfield Township
Russell Thompson, OFE, OFC - Greenville Fire Department
William Turner, OFC - Highland Heights Fire Department
Charles Twigg, OFE, OFC - Akron Fire Department
Michael Vatty, OFE, OFC - Munson Fire Department
Kevin Veletean, MPA, OFE, OFC - Tiffin Fire/ Rescue Division
Patrick Wambo, OFE, MPA, OFC - Waterville Fire Department
Lonnie D. Warren, Jr., OFC - Coitsville Twp Fire Department
Douglas W. Wehmeyer MPA, EFO, CFO, OFC - Lockland Fire Department
Porter R. Welch, J.D., OFE, OFC - None
Jonathan M. Westendorf, MPA, OFC - City of Franklin, Division of Fire & EMS
Bill Wilkins, OFC - Defiance Fire and Rescue Division
Ryan Williams, OFE, OFC - Fairborn Fire Department
James Williamson OFC - Newton Falls Joint Fire District
Jerry Winkler, EFO, CFO, OFC - Lafayette Township Fire Department
Paul C. Wright, OFC - Montgomery Fire Department
Steven Wright, OFC - Arrowhead Joint Fire District
David Young, OFC - Westfield Fire and Rescue District
Ronald Zak, OFC - Mentor Fire Department
Nick Zamiska, OFC - Brecksville Fire Department
