New Fire Chief to start Feb. 19
Redondo’s new Fire Chief Robert Metzger will see out the remainder of his contract with Golden Gate Fire Control and Rescue. Photo supplied City Manager Bill Workman is confident that from Feb. 19, the Redondo Beach Fire Department and the Redondo Beach Harbor will be in another pair of good hands. Former Fire Chief Dan Madrigal retired late last year, and his replacement – who is currently overseeing 19 acres of territory and about 70 employees – moves across the country next month to settle into the twin posts of Fire Chief and Harbor Master. Workman chose Golden Gate Fire Control and Rescue Chief Robert Metzger, 57, from a pool of 48 candidates who applied as part of a nationwide recruitment drive. No local firefighters applied for the job. “We hired the best candidate in a nationwide recruitment,” Workman wrote in an email to Easy Reader. “There were no inside Redondo FD [Fire Department] candidates who applied.” Workman flew to Florida to do background checks and interviews with references, which he says “all came out excellent.” Metzger also spent several days in Redondo Beach getting to know its Fire Department. Workman was impressed by what he saw. “Bob Metzger has the…
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