Chief of Department James O’Brien

Our Chief of Department since 2007, Chief O’Brien originally began his career as a volunteer with the West Haven Hook & Ladder Company 1 and later joined the volunteer department in Allingtown where he served as Chief of the Volunteer Association before being hired by the career department on February 16, 1993. He was promoted to Lieutenant on July 11, 2001, before being named Chief of Department six years later on December 11, 2007. From 1994 until 2005, Chief O’Brien served as Co-Chairman of the Toy Drive and was named West Haven Elks Firefighter of The Year in 1998.