Oakland City Officials Name New Fire Chief

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

OAKLAND (CBS SF/BCN) — Oakland officials announced Wednesday that the city found a new fire chief, who will take over in May.

Reginald Freeman will be the 37th fire chief and is emergency management director in Hartford, Connecticut, where he’s been serving since 2016.

Freeman assumes his role in Oakland on May 17. He takes over for Deputy Chief Melinda Drayton, who has been serving as interim chief since April of last year.

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