Kettering Fire Department promotes 5 to leadership jobs, hires 8 firefighters

Kettering’s Fire Dept. recently promoted or hired more than a dozen members — about 15% of its total staff.

An assistant chief, one battalion chief, three captains and eight firefighter/paramedics were recently elevated in — or added to — the department, which city records show is budgeted for 84 jobs this year.

Assistant Chief Brian Beaver, Battalion Chief Brett Davenport, and Captains AJ Bacon, Kent Denlinger and Ryan McClure all were awarded promotions to those titles, Chief Mitch Robbins said.

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Recently hired were firefighter/paramedics Brandon Boykin, Scott Burrows, Dakota Mangan, Josh Mumpower, Justin Poppe, Matthew Ray, Jonathan Steinker and Danielle Walter, according to the city.

The department is budgeted this year for 57 firefighters, 15 captains, five battalion chiefs and two assistant chiefs, Kettering records show.

The KFD’s $17.6 million in expenses account for 18.7% of the city’s budget this year. Personnel costs are estimated to consume about 84.6% of the department’s 2024 spending.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.