Chief Steve Murphy has served as the Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director for the Hingham MA Fire Department since 2018. He began his career with the Hingham Fire Department in 2000 and has held positions as a firefighter/paramedic, lieutenant, captain, deputy chief, and EMS coordinator. He has been a Paramedic since 1993 and serves on multiple state and local organizations.
Chief Murphy has earned a paramedic certificate from Northeastern University, a Bachelor of Science (Biology) from the University of Maine, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Anna Maria College. He is also a National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program graduate. He is a credentialed fire chief for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has been an instructor for the MA Fire Academy since 2013.