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May/June • 2016 <br />Ramsey Welcomes Fire Chief Matt Kohner <br /> ARamsey from 2008-2013), and more <br />the City has found its new Fire Chief recently, as Assistant Fire Chief. <br /> Chief Kohner holds an Associate’s <br />hired Mr. Matthew Kohner as the City’s <br />new Fire Chief/Emergency Management Homeland Security as an Emergency <br />Director on March 8. City leaders and Manager, and by Hamline University in <br />-Public Safety Administration. His work <br />tives from the City of Nowthen and Elk in the area of Emergency Management has <br />River Fire Department were a included planning, response, <br />part of the interview process. mitigation and recovery of nat- <br />Prior to selecting applicants, ural and man-made disasters. <br /> Chief Kohner brings a <br />also surveyed to see what background in fostering collab- <br />leadership qualities were orative partnerships and com- <br />most important for the next munity programs. He strongly <br />of interviews, Kohner was the success of the department is <br />unanimous choice. Kohner tied to the quality of the rela- <br />tionships the Fire Department <br />as the City’s Fire Chief/has with its community. <br />Emergency Management Director on “Taking on the role of Fire Chief is a <br />April 11. great opportunity to have a unique and <br /> Olasting impact on the City of Ramsey. <br />Kohner has gained experience and educa-Ramsey is known for its support of public <br />has been on the Ramsey Fire Department ity believes that Chief Kohner’s <br />since 2002, beginning as a paid-on-call background in planning, directing and <br />managing the activites and overall opera- <br />most recent role as the City’s paid-on-call tions of a Fire Department will enable him <br />Assistant Fire Chief, working out of Fire <br />Station #2. In addition to his paid-on-call achieving its goals and objectives, while <br />roles, Chief Kohner’s experience includes continuing to uphold the Fire Depart- <br />fulltime work at three Fire Departments ment’s success and commitment to the <br />as a Fire Inspector, Fire Marshal (with community. <br />Administrator’s Corner4 <br />Pet Clinic5 <br />The Draw Summer Events Series Flyer7 <br />Happy Days Schedule of Events8 <br />