{"id":756634,"date":"2026-06-23T21:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/756634\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:16:14","slug":"ryan-sneath-named-new-chief-of-winnipegs-fire-paramedic-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/756634\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Sneath named new chief of Winnipeg&#8217;s fire paramedic service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manitoba<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new chief of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service has been named.<\/p>\n<p>Will to step into role July 6<\/p>\n<p>CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Jun 23, 2026 3:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A man wearing a white fire uniform with a badge and shoulder patches is pictured talking in a bedroom standing in front of 3 flags and a fire logo.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782249374_496_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Ryan Sneath, seen in a file image, has been the service&#8217;s deputy chief of paramedic operations and training since 2021. (Ron Dhaliwal\/CBC )<\/p>\n<p>The new chief of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service has been named.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Sneath will step into the role on July 6, the city said in a news release on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He has been the fire-paramedic service&#8217;s deputy chief of paramedic operations and training since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Sneath also previously served as the service&#8217;s assistant chief of paramedic operations, during which he led daily emergency medical service operations, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>He brings steady leadership, proven experience and a strong understanding of the service, Mayor Scott Gillingham said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>Sneath is replacing Christian Schmidt. The city announced in April that he would retire in early July. <\/p>\n<p>Schmidt has worked for the city for over three decades and has led the city&#8217;s emergency response department since August 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corrections and clarifications<\/a>\u00b7<a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/email-cbc-contact-phone-tips-news-story-1.6466536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a news tip<\/a>\u00b7Report error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manitoba The new chief of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service has been named. Will to step into role&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":756635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-756634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/756634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=756634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/756634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/756635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=756634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=756634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=756634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}