Gregory Lehtimaki       
Fire Chief
 

Gregory Lehtimaki was appointed Chief for Manchester Fire Department in January 2005, and serves as the City's Emergency Management Coordinator. Since Greg joined the Fire Service, he has served in Fire Suppression, Training and Administration functions.

Greg is pro-board nationally certified in many aspects of the fire service, as well as a nationally registered Emergency Medical Technician. Greg is the Past District 4 Vice President of the Georgia Assocation of Fire Chiefs and is active with the Georgia Firefighters Clown Society, serving as Past President.  He is also an active member of the Georgia Mutual Aid Group, serving on the Board of Directors.

Lehtimaki is also a member of the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, Georgia Public Safety Educators Association, Metro Training Officer Association, and Georgia State Firefighters Association.

Greg has taught and lectured at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and at state training seminars.  As a Fire Instructor III, Lehtimaki has designed and implemented numerous training programs, which include a 32-hour Driver Engineer course.  Each year, he participates as volunteer staff for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Weekend at the National Fire Academy in Emmittsburg, Maryland.

Greg attended College at American Intercontinental University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources.  He also holds two associates degrees in Business Administration and Emergency & Disaster Management.  He is currently enrolled at Grand Canyon University pursuing a Masters degree in Executive Fire Service Leadership.

Prior to joining Manchester Fire Department, Lehtimaki served with the City of Newnan Fire Department.  In Lehtimaki’s fire service career, he has earned two Distinguished Service medals for saving  lives in the line of duty. 

 

Lehtimaki served his country for 15 years in two branches of the Military.  Eight were spent in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman, and five as an Infantryman in the United States Army.