Thunder Bay Fire Rescue (TBFR) officially has a new chief.
Dave Tarini, who previously served as the department’s Acting Fire Chief, and before that Deputy Fire Chief, will now take up the permanent title as Chief of TBFR.
Tarini’s appointment was approved by a unanimous City Council vote at a meeting on Tuesday.
The new chief has worked with TBFR since 2003, and spent 13 years before that fighting wildfires with the Ministry of Natural Resources.
He assumed the role of Acting Fire Chief in late January following the retirement of the department’s previous Chief, Dave Paxton.
In a previous interview with the Acadia Newsroom, Chief Tarini said that the department has been focused on firefighter safety, including by implementing cancer prevention initiatives.
