John Treanor was appointed Boca Raton’s fire chief on Dec. 18, succeeding retiring Chief Thomas Wood.Treanor joined the fire rescue department in 1995 and served as firefighter, driver, captain, EMS captain, division chief, assistant fire chief and deputy fire chief before his recent promotion.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in public safety management and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program.
Treanor is a state-certified firefighter, hazardous materials technician and paramedic, and has worked as an assistant professor/department chair overseeing EMS programs at Palm Beach State College.
Wood, named fire chief in 2006, was a similarly long-serving member of the fire rescue department. He joined in 1974 and held many positions until his promotion to lead the department.
— Mary Hladky
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