Matthew Pegg

Matthew D. Pegg
Chief of Toronto Fire Services
In office
May 2016 – January 2025
MayorJohn Tory
Preceded byJim Sales
Succeeded byJim Jessop
President of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
In office
2013–2015
Deputy Fire Chief, City of Brampton
In office
2008–2013
Deputy Fire Chief, Town of Ajax
In office
2002–2008
Deputy Fire Chief, Town of Georgina
In office
2001–2002
Personal details
BornMatthew Pegg
1973 (age 52–53)
ProfessionFirefighter
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Matthew Pegg is a Canadian firefighter most recently serving as the fourth chief of Toronto Fire Services (TFS) from May 2016 to January 2025. He was succeeded by Chief Jim Jessop.

Pegg was also appointed general manager of emergency management for the City of Toronto in 2018.

In March 2020, Chief Pegg, as the general manager of the Toronto Office of Emergency Management, was appointed to lead the City of Toronto's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the incident commander for the COVID-19 pandemic, he led the development and operation of the most complex incident management system in Toronto's history, including the longest-ever continuous deployment of the Emergency Operations Centre.