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Chief James H. Whitworth

Chief Whitworth has been Chief of the Miami Township Fire and Emergency Medical Service since July 1992. Prior to coming to Miami Township he served ten years with the Blue Ash Fire Department as Captain. His primary responsibility at Blue Ash was to implement, and then lead the paramedic level emergency medical service. Previously, Chief Whitworth served as a volunteer with the Golf Manor Fire Department, progressing to the rank of Assistant Chief. During his tenure with Golf Manor that began in 1973, he was instrumental in the process to transition their Basic level emergency medical service to the Paramedic level and oversee the operation. While serving as a volunteer for Golf Manor Chief Whitworth worked in industry in a variety of progressively responsible positions finally as the Manager of Inventory and Production Control when he left for a career in the fire and emergency medical services.

He served for nine years in the U.S. Army Reserves 311th Field/Station Hospital (Sharonville, Ohio). While rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant, Chief Whitworth worked as a platoon sergeant, Senior Ward Master, Chief Ward Master, and Acting First Sergeant. He graduated from the Army’s Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare School and was his unit’s Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare Non-Commissioned Officer.

Chief Whitworth attended the Ohio College of Applied Science/Ohio Mechanics Institute in the Electronics Technology associate degree program. In 1978 Chief Whitworth graduated from the St. Elizabeth Hospital Paramedic Program in Dayton, Ohio. And, has achieved specialty certifications in a variety of disciplines including Ohio Certified Fire Safety Inspector, Hazardous Materials Technician, Incident Management, and Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO). Chief Whitworth graduated from the Lead Clermont program in 1996.

Chief Whitworth has served as an Ohio Certified Paramedic (26 years), Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness Instructor (Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels), and also presents classes on Incident Management and Unified Command. He served for twenty-one years as an Ohio Certified Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Instructor, Basic Life Support (CPR) Instructor, and First Aid Instructor. He has served on Clermont County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee, is Past President and former member of the Board of Trustees of the Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit, and was the federal legislation liaison for the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association.

He currently serves on the Clermont County Terrorism Advisory Team, is Chairman of the Ohio Response System Incident Management Team Technical Advisory Committee, and is a Board Member of the Great Oaks Foundation. Chief Whitworth is a member of the Fire and EMS Chiefs’ Alliance of Clermont County, Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Congressional Fire Services Institute, and National Fire Protection Association.

Chief Whitworth is married, has two adult children, and two grandchildren.