Brian Goss

Brian Goss, chief of the Brentwood Fire and Rescue Department, retired on May 11 after 42-years in the fire service. His tenure includes 17 years as assistant fire chief for Brentwood and 14 as chief. Goss began his career in 1983 as a paid-on-call firefighter in Bangor, Mich. In 1988, he joined the Grand Rapids Fire Department – the second-largest metropolitan fire department in Michigan – where he served for 20 years. During his tenure, Goss advanced through the ranks achieving the positions of lieutenant, captain, and battalion chief. In 2008, he retired from Grand Rapids and joined Brentwood Fire and Rescue. He holds a bachelor’s in biology and chemistry from Spring Arbor University and is  also a graduate of the University of North Carolina's Fire & Rescue Management Institute and the University of Tennessee’s Public Administrator Program. Brentwood Assistant Fire Chief Brian Collins will serve as interim fire chief until a permanent chief is appointed.