Heaton named newest OP&F trustee

Christopher Heaton, a lieutenant with the Beavercreek Township Fire Department, was elected as an Active Fire Representative to the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Board of Trustees on Jan. 27. His first meeting as an OP&F trustee will be March 24-25.

Heaton fills the seat vacated by the resignation of John Deal in December. Heaton will serve the remainder of Deal’s term, which expires in June 2027. Heaton will be eligible to run for a new full term in the spring of 2027.

Heaton has been with Beavercreek Township Fire since 2017, and has been an Ohio firefighter since 2002. He has been president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2857 since 2017 and serves as a trustee with the Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters. Heaton has a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from Columbus Southern University.

Posted 1/29/2026