A longtime San Diego firefighter who’s highly respected by his peers is Mayor Todd Gloria’s choice to be the city’s next fire chief.Deputy Chief Robert Logan, a San Diego native w…
San Diego, CA - June 12: Mayor Todd Gloria announced that San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Deputy Chief Robert Logan Mayor Todd Gloria would be the next chief on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. San Diego, CA - June 12: San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Deputy Chief Robert Logan speaks at news conference after Mayor Todd Gloria announced he would be the next chief on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Logan’s selection, which the City Council must approve next month, continues a long trend of insiders rising to the top job. San Diego hasn’t hired an outsider as chief in more than two decades. Logan, 51, said after the news conference that the two biggest challenges he faces are solidifying a new ambulance service model and financial constraints resulting from the city’s tightening budget situation.
City firefighters usually oppose hiring an outsider based on concerns someone from another fire agency would struggle to understand the department’s culture and would face a steep learning curve. After starting as an emergency medical technician in 1999, Logan worked his way through nearly every job in the department. But he never reached the level of assistant chief, the level just below chief.Gloria said he was impressed by Logan’s leadership, innovative thinking and plans to use technology to boost emergency response times in the city.
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