Fire Chiefs Department

A Message From Greg Barton, 2020-21 Fire Chiefs' Department President

The League of California Cities Fire Chiefs Department efforts are focused on engaging, influencing, and informing state and local policymakers on matters affecting fire and emergency services. To achieve this, the Fire Chiefs Department relies heavily on the expertise, leadership and collaborative support of Fire Chiefs statewide to safeguard and enhance local control for California cities through active education and advocacy. In addition, we represent local fire departments on all League Policy committees to make sure the voice of the fire service is heard.
 
The Fire Chiefs Department conducts a statewide zoom conference call on the second Thursday of each month at 0800 hours, uses a listserv email communication to share relevant information, and hosts a nationally recognized Fire Chiefs Leadership Seminar each year in December. Our group tries to extend beyond just the Fire Chief of the organization, with a focus on succession planning and inclusion for all of our current and future Chief Fire Officers.
 
The past few years has brought us to a new level of cooperation and collaboration in the California Fire Service that many have never seen before in our history, best illustrated by the success from our DRiSC partnership, which brought us together with a strong and unified voice.  We are a member of the California Fire Service Leadership Council which includes California Fire Chiefs Association, Fire Districts of California, California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, California Processional Firefighters, CAL OES, and California State Firefighters Association.   Simply put, the California Fire Service now has a stronger and more unified voice than ever before and our main goal is to use this new found cooperation to move our legislative agenda forward.
 
It is an honor to serve as your President for the League of California Cities Fire Chiefs Department. As your president, along with our extremely talented and hard-working Board, we are committed to working shoulder-to-shoulder with League members, the California Fire Chiefs Association, Labor Leadership, and all of our other mutual partners to serve the best interests of our diverse communities and the people of California’s cities.
 
Respectfully,
Greg Barton, Fire Chief
City of Beverly Hills