Long Beach Fire Chief Xavier Espino announced his retirement today. He has worked for the Long Beach Fire Department since 1986 and served as Fire Chief since 2018.
"Chief Espino spent his entire career to serving our community," said City Manager Tom Modica in a statement."We are extremely grateful for his leadership, professionalism and ability to motivate personnel even during the most challenging of circumstances. I wish him all the best during his well- deserved retirement and quality time with his family.
He was instrumental promoting the department's first female chief officer and preserving the history of the department. He also helped the department launch the mobile stroke program, in partnership with UCLA. It was one of the first such programs on the West Coast, and he guided the department through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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