Chief Michael Combs was selected to manage day-to-day
operations of the Geneva Fire Department by the Fire Commission and City Manager
in August of 2011. Combs was promoted to Chief after 13 years of services
as a career firefighter with the City. Prior to his work with the City of
Geneva, Chief Combs served as a firefighter for the Seneca Army Depot and
Canadaigua's VA Medical Center.
Chief Combs is a certified Paramedic and EMT Instructor. He is also certified as a Municipal Fire Instructor.
Combs oversees a staff of 18 career firefighters, more than 100 active volunteer firefighters, and two full-time and seven part-time civilian dispatchers.