Orillia’s fire chief is moving to a new position in another municipality.
Brent Thomas has been hired as the joint chief of the fire and rescue services in Innisfil and Bradford-West Gwillimbury. Thomas has more than three decades of experience in emergency services.
He got his start in Stoney Creek and joined the Orillia Fire Department as assistant chief in 2014.
He was promoted to chief in 2019. He will begin his new role on Sept. 27
Sept 27 I will start my new roll as joint Fire Chief of @Innisfil_FIRE with @townofinnisfil & @BWG_Fire with @TownofBWG looking forward to working with the women & men @3804IPFFA and @BPFFA_L3940. We are stronger together as a team! I will miss @OrilliaFire a great fire service!
— Brent Thomas (@bthomasto) September 8, 2021
