Matthew Pegg
Toronto Fire Chief announced on Friday that he plans to retire officially in October after more than three decades of active service.
"I am deeply appreciative to be able to retire healthy, after more than 32 years of active service as a firefighter, eight as chief," he said in the letter. He appeared alongside John Tory, mayor at the time, and Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's medical officer of health, at news conferences that updated the city on the status of COVID-19. From 2018 to 2022, Pegg was also general manager of the city's Emergency Management.
For example, after a fire at a Toronto shelter hotel on Wilson Avenue near Jane Street on Nov. 27, 2023, Pegg told reporters: "Unfortunately, we have received confirmation that that occupant has been pronounced dead. On behalf of all of us, I extend my deepest condolences to family, the friends and everyone impacted by this tragic, fatal fire."
"I want you to know that I feel absolutely no shame, no embarrassment and no fear in being open about the fact that I work with a psychologist who helps me remain mentally healthy, strong and resilient," Pegg said.
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