Los Angeles County’s new permanent fire chief has been a member of the department for 37 years.
Anthony C. Marrone was officially sworn in as chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department on Monday, April 24, after serving as interim chief since July.
The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors presided over the official swearing-in of Anthony C. Marrone as the County’s tenth Fire Chief during a formal ceremony on Monday, April 24, 2023. Anthony C. Marrone is sworn in by Supervisor Janice Hahn as Fire Captain Vince Roldan, Chaplain, holds the bible.
The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors presided over the official swearing-in of Anthony C. Marrone as the County’s tenth Fire Chief during a formal ceremony on Monday, April 24, 2023. Audience applauds during the ceremony. He would work “to make sure we can move the needle,” Marrone told the supervisors, “to be more inclusive of women and people of color, not only when hiring, but when promoting.”
Board members said they had confidence in Marrone’s ability to improve the makeup of the agency. Supervisor Holly Mitchell told Marrone the agency has had “a historic under-representation of people of color and women.”
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