Personnel Roster
James H. KatonaFire Chief | James H. Katona was sworn in as Flat Rock's Fire Chief and Civil Defense Director in January of 2020 to lead the Flat Rock Fire Department of full-time and paid-on-call firefighters into this new decade. Raised on the west side of Detroit, Chief Katona always wanted to be in fire service. As a youth, he spent many hours hanging out at the neighborhood fire station. Chief Katona started in the fire service in 1990 as a paid-on-call firefighter before starting his career with the City of Flat Rock. Throughout his career in the fire service he has achieved the titles of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, Fire Inspector, Fire Instructor, Paramedic Instructor and Emergency Manager. After a short retirement, Katona committed to lead the Flat Rock Fire Department with professionalism, passion, integrity, and courage using a "family concept", providing the citizens of Flat Rock and their guests with state-of-the-art full-service Fire and Emergency Medical Service. Chief Katona enjoys motorcycle riding during his time off, taking short road trips throughout the state. Chief Katona is available for your questions or concerns weekdays at City Hall by appointment, telephone, or text message at 734-626-0136, or at jkatona@flatrockmi.org |
Full-Time Firefighters
Chief James Katona Sergeant John Rose Sergeant Ray Rich Tim Webb Bill Metzger Shawn Curry Erik Miracle Brandon Hicks Malani Arnold | Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter | Paramedic Paramedic Paramedic Paramedic Paramedic Paramedic Paramedic EMT EMT |
Part-Time / Paid on Call Firefighters (current as of 6/9/2022)
Lt. Kenneth Laird Matt Hammond Thomas Miller Julius Rea Dakota Coleman Joshua Varcie Aaron Grant Alec Grendysa Alex Bergeron William Abraham | Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter
Firefigher | EMT EMT Paramedic EMT EMT EMT Paramedic EMT In School EMT |
Dept. Contacts
- Chief
James Katona
Phone: (734) 789-2338
Extension: 2338 - Logistics Specialist
Cathy Kmiotek
Phone: (734) 782-2500
Extension: 2337
Fax: (734) 783-0316 - Lieutenant
Ken Laird - Sergeant
John Rose - Sergeant
Ray Rich - EMS Coordinator
Sgt. John Rose - Public Education
Tim Webb - Training Officer
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