Names in the News: November 14, 2021

约翰·格里尔（John Grier）will retire as chief of the Iowa City (IA) Fire Department (ICFD), effective February 11, 2022, after a nearly 30-year career with the department. While studying for a degree in psychology at the University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, Grier signed up with a local volunteer fire department. As he was getting his firefighter certification, he met two citizens from Iowa City who encouraged him to take the ICFD’s entrance exam. Grier joined the ICFD in 1992 and rose through the ranks to become a lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, and fire marshal before being selected as chief in 2013.

阿尔伯特·“阿尔”·巴塞特was appointed as the new interim chief of the New Canaan (CT) Fire Department (NCFD). He replaces previous NCFD Chief Jack Hennessey, who retired November 1. Bassett came to the NCFD in August of this year as an assistant chief from the Norwalk (CT) Fire Department, where he had been a member since 1992. He has been a co-chairperson of the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team since 2001 and an ESF-10 Chair of the DEMHS Regional Emergency Planning Team and is an instructor at the State of Connecticut Fire Academy.

KATHY PEIL10月，被任命为野蛮人（MN）消防局（SFD）的新助理负责人。她接管了以前的SFD助理酋长耶利米·布雷斯纳汉（Jeremie Bresnahan）的角色，后者被提升为该部门的头把交椅。PEIL先前在百年消防区（CFD）工作了12年，该地区涵盖了北都会派尼尔（Circle Pines），Centerville和Lino Lakes的北都会社区。在CFD的情况下，她曾担任报酬的消防员，培训负责人，紧急医疗服务计划主管和临时负责人。在2009年开始她的消防职业生涯之前，Peil曾担任防火承包商。

天使蒙托亚took over as the new chief of the Richmond (CA) Fire Department (RFD). He succeeds previous RFD Chief Adrian Sheppard, who left the department to become chief of the Redmond (WA) Fire Department. Montoya began his fire service career with the Santa Monica (CA) Fire Department. Two years later, he joined the Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department (LACFD), where he worked for the next 33 years, rising to the rank of deputy chief. He also served as the LACFD’s first-ever Bilingual Public Information Officer and Inspector, developing fire safety and education programs for Spanish-speaking communities.

JUSTIN SORENSENtook over as the new chief of the Waconia (MN) Fire Department (WFD) on November 1. Sorensen had been sharing the duties running the department since February with fellow WFD Assistant Chief Mike Dressel following the resignation of former WFD Chief Chris Nelson. Sorensen is a 16-year veteran of the WFD and has served in various roles, including captain, and was its assistant chief the past two years. Sorensen began his career with the Mankato (MN) Fire Department through a resident firefighter program while attending college there. On graduation, he returned to his hometown of Waconia and joined the WFD.