Deputy Fire Chief Tom Hughes

The City of Jerome hires Tom Hughes as the New Deputy Fire Chief

April 22, 2013

The City of Jerome is excited to announce that Tom Hughes began on April 22, 2013 as the new Deputy Fire Chief. The position has been vacant since November 2012 when former Deputy Fire Chief Jack Krill was appointed to the Fire Chief position. The search for a new Deputy Fire Chief resulted in 37 applicants and after a thorough screening process Mr. Hughes was the top candidate.

Fire Chief Krill stated “Tom and his family are a great fit for Jerome and the fire department; we are excited to have someone of his high caliber and reputation on our team.” Tom has been in the fire service for over 15 years, serving as a firefighter and emergency medical technician in New Jersey, Connecticut and most recently as a fire officer in Oklahoma. He has spent nine years working for the International Fire Service Training Association at Oklahoma State University on many state and national projects relating to firefighter education, firefighter health & safety and public fire & life safety education.

His areas of expertise are in structural firefighting, fire safety education and firefighter training. He is currently enrolled in the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. He has a master’s degree in Public Administration, a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Fire & Arson Investigation from the University of New Haven in Connecticut.