Meet Ocoee's new fire chief West Orange Times & Observer
Never in Thomas Smothers' wildest dreams did he imagine himself becoming a firefighter. Now, the longtime city of Ocoee resident is continuing to ...
Never in Thomas Smothers' wildest dreams did he imagine himself becoming a firefighter. Now, the longtime city of Ocoee resident is continuing to make a community impact with his promotion to fire chief for the Ocoee Fire Department after 18 years of service. Smothers was promoted to fire chief at the end of August, following the retirement of previous chief John Miller in April. Smothers has served as the acting fire chief since, working his way up from where he started as a fresh firefighter with the department in 2004.