On Thursday, Noblesville Mayor-elect Chris Jensen announced Matt Mitchell, currently Noblesville’s Assistant Fire Chief, will serve as Noblesville’s next Fire Chief.
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“With his nearly three decades of experience at the Noblesville Fire Department and leadership at the local, state and national levels in fire prevention and public safety, I’m proud to have Chief Mitchell continuing his leadership of Noblesville’s Fire Department as our next Chief,” Jensen said.
Alongside Director of Public Safety Chad Knecht and Police Chief John Mann, Chief Mitchell will work with Jensen to face new challenges in public safety and ensure an even safer next chapter for Noblesville’s families and businesses.
He will begin serving in his new role on Jan. 1, 2020.
Matt Mitchell currently serves as the Assistant Chief for Noblesville Fire Department. His duties include managing a $20 million department budget, coordinating hiring and promotion processes, maintaining department infrastructure and negotiating vendor contracts. A 28-year veteran of the department, he served as the Fire Marshal for 11 years. During this time, Mitchell served on the City of Noblesville Technical Advisory Committee, the Local Planning Wellhead Protection Team, the NFD Pension Board and the NFD Strategic Planning Work Group.
While serving as the Fire Marshal, Chief Mitchell was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels to the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission in April 2010 and was reappointed by Governor Mike Pence in 2013 to serve as the Commission Vice Chairman. As a Commission member, he served as liaison to the 2014 Indiana Fire Code Adoption Committee, the 2010 NFPA 13 and NFPA 13R Adoption Committees, and was appointed Chairman for the 2010 NFPA 72 Work Group. Mitchell chaired the 2014 Local Plan Review Task Force which proposed objective criteria for certifying the competency of a city, town or county to perform plan reviews in Indiana. He also represented Indiana at the 2012 NFPA Home Fire Sprinkler Summit in Chicago.
Chief Mitchell holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Marian University and a Graduate Certificate in Public Management from Indiana University. Mitchell is a graduate of the Indiana-American Water Collaborative 2014 Community Leadership Series and the 2012 Hamilton County Leadership Academy Class. He holds the titles of Fire Marshal from the Center for Public Safety Excellence and Certified Fire Marshal from the International Code Council. He has earned a total of 16 ICC certifications, and is an alumnus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md.
Matt and his wife Michelle have four children and three grandchildren, along with over 30 foster children who have been part of their family during the last seven years. He is a member of Harbour Shores Church in Noblesville where he serves as a deacon.