ABOUT CHIEF JOE KITCHEN

Joseph L. Kitchen, OFC, is Fire Chief of the Bath Township Fire Department in Lima Ohio. He joined the department in 1990, as a volunteer. He served six years as lieutenant, and was appointed to the position of Fire Chief in April of 2002. He is also the President and Owner of Command Leadership Concepts LLC.

He is a Level II firefighter, paramedic, fire investigator and a certified fire safety inspector. Chief Kitchen has over 30 years of service in EMS and holds ACLS, PALS, GEMS, PHTLS & PEARS certifications. Additionally, he is a hazmat / weapons of mass destruction technician, a fire service instructor, and an EMS continuing education instructor. Chief Kitchen is a graduate of the Advanced Exterior Firefighter II program at Texas A&M University.  In 2015 he obtained credentialing from the Ohio Fire Chiefs' Assn. as an "Ohio Fire Chief Officer." In 2016 he completed the John Maxwell Leadership Laws course.

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