Jeremy Betsa was formally sworn in as chief of the Avon Lake Fire Department in a ceremony on Feb. 11 during Avon Lake City Council’s regular session.
Surrounded by family and friends, Betsa took the oath of office, removing the interim tag from his title.
Betsa has most recently served as Interim Chief with the retirement of outgoing Avon Lake Fire Chief Chris Huerner.
Betsa, 32, of Avon, grew up in Medina and joined the department in 2010 as a firefighter/paramedic. He was promoted to lieutenant in April 2015 and then to assistant fire chief in January 2018.
He is married to his wife Heather, who is a trauma nurse in the Akron area, and has five children.
He will take over the 33-person department that is preparing to purchase a new fire engine later this year, and will look to put his unique stamp on Avon Lake Fire Department as chief.