Allen Fire Department
Jonathan Boyd is the Fire Chief of the City of Allen Fire Department. With 118 employees and a $35 million annual budget, the Allen Fire Department provides fire protection services, emergency medical services, public safety education, life safety code enforcement, and specialty rescue services to Allen’s 125,000 residents.
Since joining the City of Allen Fire Department as a firefighter in 1996, Boyd has held key positions including Driver/Engineer, Captain, Division Chief and Assistant Chief of Operations. Following a national search, Boyd was selected as Allen’s third fire chief on August 4, 2018.
Boyd graduated from the fire academy at Collin College in 1993 as Valedictorian of Fire Academy Class #3. Following his early training as a firefighter and paramedic, he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in 2011 and received his Master of Public Affairs from UTD in 2013. Boyd also graduated from the Executive Fire Officer Program of the National Fire Academy in 2017.
