Deputy Fire Chief Speigel was born and raised in Wildwood graduating from Wildwood High School in 1992.  He began his firefighting career after joining the Wildwood Fire Company in January 1992, following in the footsteps of his father Fire Chief (Ret) Floyd Speigel.  He began working part-time for the Wildwood Fire Department in April 1992 after completing Firefighter I and EMT training while in high school.  He worked in this capacity until he was appointed to the position of Firefighter on 08May95.  Chief Speigel worked on C-Platoon and D-Platoon until he was promoted to Lieutenant on 02Nov01.  He was then appointed Captain on 01May03 as shift commander of B-Platoon.  As of 01Mar10 Chief Speigel has been appointed Deputy Fire Chief and also serves as the city's Fire Official.

Chief Speigel holds several certifications/licenses including NJ State Fire Official, NJ State Fire Service Instructor Level II, NJ IMS Level III, NJ Division of Criminal Justice Arson Investigator, NJSP Haz-Mat Specialist/On-scene IC, NJ DCA Fire Sub-Code Official, NJ DCA Construction Official, NJ DCA Housing Official and NJ State EMT-B.   Chief Speigel is also a Certified Public Manager thru Fairleigh Dickenson University and is a Rescue Specialists with New Jersey Task Force-1 (NJ-TF1) Urban Search & Rescue Team with whom he responded to New York City during the 9-11 terrorists attacks.

Chief Speigel holds membership in the National Fire Protection Association, International Association of Arson Investigators, NJ IAAI, International Association of Fire Chiefs, NJ State Fire Chief’s Association.  Chief Speigel is also an Instructor with