Battalion Chief
Douglas W. Wehmeyer

Battalion Chief Wehmeyer began serving the citizens of Deerfield Township in October of 2001 as a part-time Firefighter/EMT.  In September of 2002, he was hired full-time by Deerfield, promoted to Captain, and charged with the responsibility of managing the Township’s Fire Inspection, Fire Investigation, and Community Outreach Programs.  In April of 2008 he was appointed as the Acting Battalion Chief of Unit One and was promoted to Battalion Chief in December of 2008.  He currently serves as the Chief of Administration and Unit One Shift Commander.

Battalion Chief Wehmeyer began his fire service career as a second generation firefighter in 1989 with the Lockland Fire Department, where he served for 10 years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. In addition to Lockland, Wehmeyer was employed in a part-time capacity with the Rossmoyne Community Fire Department from 1992 to 1995, where he was a Lieutenant and the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department from 1993-1995 where he was an Aerial Tower Operator.  In 1995, Chief Wehmeyer was hired as a Career Firefighter with the Village of Woodlawn. In 1996, he was promoted to Fire Marshal and in 1999 Wehmeyer was promoted to Captain.  As a Captain at Woodlawn, he served as the Department’s Training Officer, Unit One Shift Commander, and supervised EMS Operations.  During his time with Woodlawn, Chief Wehmeyer was also a member of the Hamilton County Arson Taskforce and was the Team’s Operations Officer and Central Team Leader.  Chief Wehmeyer has been a member of the Warren County Fire Investigation Team since 2002 and serves as the Team’s Commander.

Battalion Chief Wehmeyer is certified as a Firefighter II, Paramedic, Fire Safety Inspector, Fire Instructor II, Fire Safety Inspector Instructor, Fire Officer II, and Hazardous Material Technician.  He is also certified by the NAFI National Certification Board as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator. Chief Wehmeyer is a graduate of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg Maryland, holds an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Fire Service Leadership from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, and is currently pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Fire Safety Sciences from the University of Cincinnati.

Chief Wehmeyer is an adjunct instructor for Bowling Green State University – State Fire School, a contracted faculty instructor for the Warren County Career Center, and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Bethesda North Hospital Paramedic Training Program.  He has been honored as the Deerfield Township “Firefighter of the Year” in 2003, he received the “Erroll D. Butt Outstanding Investigator Award” from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office in 2004, and along with Lieutenant Jason Todd, he received the 2009 National Heroic Firemark Award from the Liberty Mutual Group.  He can be reached at dwehm@deerfieldtwp.com .