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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jordan Gilgenbach, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0396 • jgilgenbach@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Schmitz Chosen As Edina’s New Fire Chief
Edina, Minn., Jan. 7, 2013 – Tom Schmitz will rejoin the Edina Fire Department as the new Fire Chief.
Schmitz started at the Edina Fire Department in June 1993 as a Paramedic/Firefighter. He was promoted in
1999 to Battalion Chief, where he was tasked with overseeing the Department’s training and safety programs,
and supervised paid-on-call firefighters. He also helped form the Special Operations Team and oversaw
construction and operations of the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility. Schmitz held the position of
Battalion Chief until he left Edina in August 2011.
Schmitz also has a lengthy career with the Eden Prairie Fire Department, having joined its ranks in 1988 as a
volunteer firefighter, and eventually as a Lieutenant. For the last 12 years, Schmitz has held the title of
Assistant Chief of Training. In August 2011, Schmitz was hired full-time as an Assistant Chief and was in
charge of training and of the Fire Inspections Department.
“Tom is going to be a great addition to our Fire Department and to our overall leadership team,” said City
Manager Scott Neal. “He brings 25 years of experience in the field with him back to Edina, and we are excited
to see him back in this new role.”
“I am excited to be returning to a highly respected fire department,” Schmitz said, “and look forward to
leading the organization in its continuation of the great service it provides to the residents of Edina and the
surrounding communities.”
Schmitz will start his new role in Edina on Feb. 17.
For more information, visit www.EdinaMn.gov/Fire or call 952-826-0330.
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