Richard Miller

Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr., has appointed Richard Miller, a lifelong Dearborn resident and a retiree from the city’s fire department, as Dearborn’s new fire chief.

“I’m pleased to appoint Richard Miller to the top leadership position and know that he will work well with the outstanding men and women of our Fire Department to continue to move it forward,”  O’Reilly said. “His priority is my priority: to keep providing excellent public safety services to the residents of Dearborn. He also has a good understanding of how to maintain that high standard within the economic reality that all cities face today.”

Below is the press release from the City of Dearborn.

Miller retired as senior battalion chief from the Dearborn department in 2007 and moved on to high level jobs in the private sector, where he has been focused on ways to preserve efficiencies while reducing costs or generating new revenues.

Miller also has an extensive education background in fire science. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University’s School of Fire Staff and Command in 2001, from Madonna University in 1984 with a bachelor of science degree in fire science/occupational safety and health, and from Henry Ford Community College in 1980 with an associate’s degree in fire science.

He has professional certifications in many areas from the State of Michigan Firefighters Training Council, including in incident command, tactical operations and hazardous materials and is certified as a fire inspector and an emergency medical technician.

Mayor O’Reilly said he chose Miller from a pool of strong candidates because of his background with the Dearborn department, his education credentials, and his experience in the private sector.

O’Reilly said that Miller’s combined experience can provide a complementary perspective as the city continues to address financial challenges, including the need to increase efficiencies across the board, manage limited resources, and still produce desirable results.

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