The Kenosha Police and Fire Commission has named Daniel Tilton as the Kenosha Fire Department's next fire chief.
Deputy Chief Tilton has been a member of the department since 1996, serving as a firefighter, apparatus operator, lieutenant, line and house captain and acting battalion chief. He was promoted to deputy chief in Dec. 2021.
Additionally, he served 24 years as a commissioned officer in the US Army Reserves, retiring from the military in April 2020 at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served three tours of duty overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tilton's appointment to fire chief is to be confirmed by the commission at a meeting currently scheduled for 9 a.m. March 19, 2024. He is expected to begin his role as fire chief on April 2, 2024 following the April 1 retirement of current Fire Chief Christopher Bigley.