Matthew Pegg

Matthew Pegg is a Canadian firefighter currently serving as the fourth and current Chief of Toronto Fire Services (TFS) since May 2016.

Matthew D. Pegg
Chief of Toronto Fire Services
Assumed office
May 2016
MayorJohn Tory
Preceded byJim Sales
President of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
In office
2013–2015
Deputy Fire Chief, City of Brampton
In office
2008–2013
Deputy Fire Chief, Town of Ajax
In office
2002–2008
Deputy Fire Chief, Town of Georgina
In office
2001–2002
Personal details
Born
Matthew Pegg

1973 (age 47–48)
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Spouse(s)Katherine Kulson
ProfessionFirefighter

He is the highest-ranking member of Toronto Fire Services.

Pegg was also appointed General Manager of the City of Toronto's Office of Emergency Management in 2018.

In March 2020, Chief Pegg, as the General Manager of Toronto's Office of Emergency Management, was appointed to lead the City of Toronto's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] As the Incident Commander for the COVID-19 pandemic, he led the development and operation of the most complex incident management system in Toronto's history, including the longest-ever continuous deployment of the Emergency Operations Centre.[2]

Early life and education

Matthew Pegg was born in Keswick Ontario in 1973 and grew up on his family farm.

He has completed university education in Leadership and Administration from Dalhousie University, Industrial Relations from Queen's University and Public Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

He has been awarded the Executive Chief Fire Officer professional designation by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs.[3]

He is married to Katherine Kulson.

Career

While working as a mechanic, Pegg joined the Georgina Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter in 1992 before continuing as a full-time firefighter in 1994. He was promoted to Deputy Fire Chief in 2001.[4]

Pegg served as Deputy Fire Chief for the town of Ajax,[5] ON from 2002 to 2008 before serving as the City of Brampton's Deputy Fire Chief until 2013.[6]

He joined Toronto Fire Services as Deputy Fire Chief and Director of Administrative Services in 2013 before being appointed as interim Fire Chief following the retirement of Jim Sales in May 2016.[7]

Toronto's City Council appointed Pegg as permanent Fire Chief in April 2017 following a “North America-wide recruitment search”.

He was the President of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs from May 2013 through May 2016.[8]

Pegg is a licensed Commercial Pilot and worked as a part-time Corporate pilot, on a part-time basis, from 2000–2006.[9]

Pegg led fire services through the six-alarm Toronto Badminton and Racquet Club fire in February 2017,[10] the six-alarm Cherry Street recycling fire in May 2017.[11]

Pegg and his team developed and implemented the new Operations-Based Fire Code Reinspection Program[12] and the Toronto Fire Services Transformation Plan in 2017.[12]

During Pegg's tenure, Toronto Fire Services achieved International Accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) in 2019.[13] This made Toronto the largest city with an accredited fire service in North America.

In March 2020, Chief Pegg was appointed as the incident commander of the City of Toronto's COVID-19 incident management system. In this role, he led the City of Toronto's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, working with the city's Mayor John Tory and its Medical Officer of Health Dr Eileen de Villa. Chief Pegg led all aspects of the city's planning and response to COVID-19 and chaired the COVID-19 Strategic Command Team.[14]

COVID-19 is the first and only declared emergency in the City of Toronto.

Honors and awards

Publications

References
  1. "Fire Chief Matthew Pegg is leading Toronto's emergency response to COVID-19. It's like no fire he's ever fought". thestar.com. March 29, 2020.
  2. "City of Toronto reports on COVID-19 cases and enforcement initiatives". City of Toronto. April 29, 2020.
  3. "ECFO Designees – Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs". cafc.ca.
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/matthew-pegg-metro-morning-1.4095099
  5. "The Corporation of the Town of Ajax | Ontario Sunshine List". www.ontariosunshinelist.com.
  6. Douglas, Pam (September 13, 2013). "Brampton's deputy fire chief leaving". BramptonGuardian.com.
  7. https://www.cp24.com/news/council-appoints-interim-toronto-fire-services-boss-matthew-pegg-as-permanent-chief-1.3388152#:~:text=Council%20appoints%20interim%20Toronto%20Fire%20Services%20boss%20Matthew%20Pegg%20as%20permanent%20chief,-Chris%20Fox%2C%20CP24&text=Matthew%20Pegg%20has%20been%20selected,during%20their%20meeting%20on%20Thursday.
  8. "Past Presidents | Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs". www.oafc.on.ca.
  9. "Toronto's fire chief talks about the dangers of the job and importance of mental health. 'We're openly talking about it'". thestar.com. January 4, 2020.
  10. Fox, Chris (February 14, 2018). "Toronto racquet club destroyed by fire one year ago will reopen next week". Toronto.
  11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fireworks-recycling-plant-fire-1.4143538
  12. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/900e-Annual-Report-2017-.pdf
  13. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/8e80-A1902231_TFSAnnualReport2018_WEB.pdf
  14. "City of Toronto activates 'emergency operations centre' in response to coronavirus". Global News.
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