The City of West Lafayette introduced its new Fire Chief, Friday.
Timothy Heath is replacing Phil Drew who stepped down at the end of last year at the request of Mayor John Dennis.
He says he views the department as a family and hopes to build on that relationship, but in a different capacity.
The city held a pinning ceremony for Heath Friday, but he officially took office Thursday.
The 22-year veteran of the department previously worked as the Lieutenant of firehouse number two.
Heath says his top goal is to improve technology. He says this is important for bettering response time and knowledge of a situation when firefighters arrive on scene.