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Once the state approves the extra resources for their departments, local fire chiefs decide where to place them, Marshall said.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Brandon Bell / Getty Images The Hughes Fire ignited weeks after two nearby blazes left at least 27 people dead and engulfed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, in what the city's fire chief has called one of the worst disasters in the history of Los Angeles.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Former Mahtomedi Fire Chief Terry Fischer retired in September; Assistant Fire Chief Tim Albrecht has been serving as interim fire chief since Fischer’s retirement.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2025
Like other top managers in Los Angeles city government, fire chiefs are mayoral appointees and can be replaced by a new administration.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Brandon Bell / Getty Images The Hughes Fire ignited weeks after two nearby blazes left at least 27 people dead and engulfed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, in what the city's fire chief has called one of the worst disasters in the history of Los Angeles.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Former Mahtomedi Fire Chief Terry Fischer retired in September; Assistant Fire Chief Tim Albrecht has been serving as interim fire chief since Fischer’s retirement.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2025
Like other top managers in Los Angeles city government, fire chiefs are mayoral appointees and can be replaced by a new administration.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Fire chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20chief. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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