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But several former chiefs with deep experience in LAFD tactics said most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started, while ...
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been removed by Mayor Karen Bass in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires that killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes. Ronnie ...
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tour a fire- affected area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025 (AFP via Getty Images)
Currently the executive of the Chicago Fire Department is referred to as the "fire commissioner". [1] Before this, the head of the department was known as the "chief engineer". The current head, holding the position of "fire commissioner", is Annette Nance Holt, appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021. [1]
See damage from Franklin Fire in videos, photos Franklin Fire has burned through multiple structures, including homes, vehicles and natural wildlife in the last 72 hours.
Daniel A. Nigro (2nd from left) as FDNY Chief of Operations during the visit to the World Trade Center site by President George W. Bush, September 14 2001. In 1969, Nigro joined the FDNY. [ 6 ] He became a Deputy Chief in 1993, and in 1996, he oversaw the merging of the city's ambulance squads with the fire department.
Mayor Fenty named Dennis L. Rubin the new Acting Fire Chief in March 2007. A former fire chief in Atlanta, Georgia, Rubin was confirmed as the permanent fire chief on May 1. [59] Rubin's tenure as Fire Chief was a calm one, even though the local firefighter's union contract expired and no new contract was negotiated. [60]