[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: City manager names White as fire chief

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Mike Matthes
City Manager
(573) 874-6338

Brad Fraizer, Battalion Chief
Fire Department
(573) 874-7557

Randy White
Deputy Fire Chief
(573) 874-5038


City manager names White as fire chief

COLUMBIA, MO (December 9, 2014) - City Manager Mike Matthes today announced the appointment of Randy E. White as fire chief, effective Feb. 1, 2015. White will earn an annual salary of $120,000 and will receive a car allowance and other authorized employee benefits. He replaces Fire Chief Charles P. Witt Jr., who will retire Jan. 31.

A 16-year veteran of the Columbia Fire Department, White has served as deputy chief for more than three years. 

"I am extremely honored to be chosen as Columbia’s next fire chief,” White said. “This city's excellent fire department is a direct reflection of the tremendous support given to us by our customers, the citizens of Columbia, and of the service provided by the proud men and women of the Columbia Fire Department."  

“Randy is exceptionally well-prepared to take our fire service into the future,” Matthes said. “He came of age in a department that values service, protection and integrity, and he will build on the foundation laid by his predecessors and colleagues.”

“I also want to honor Chief Witt’s service,” Matthes said. “He proved that it’s possible to take an organization from ‘great’ to ‘even greater.’”

White’s experience includes steady progression from firefighter to engineer, lieutenant, captain and deputy chief in the Columbia department. He is active in regional and local emergency response programs and in communicating with citizens. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo.



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