长滩消防局长Buchanan宣布12月11日退休：在职逾三十年，市府将全国招聘接任者
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县长滩市宣布，消防局长 Dennis Buchanan 在为该市服务三十多年后，将于12月11日退休。他最后一天任职当天，正逢长滩消防局2026A期消防学院毕业。
Buchanan 1993年加入长滩消防局，历任消防员、护理员、队长、营长与助理局长，2023年2月出任消防局长，成为该局历史上首位兼具非裔与拉丁裔背景的局长。他目前统管约790名制服与文职人员，部门下设五个局、九个处，年度运营预算约2亿美元。
长滩市表示，市府将面向全美招聘下一任消防局长，内部与外部的合格人选均可参与，预计2027年初公布 Buchanan 的接任者。Buchanan 的退休消息公布前约一周，长滩市已宣布警察局长 Wally Hebeish 也将于12月离任，该市公共安全两大部门将在年底前后相继换将。
（来源：长滩市政府）
Long Beach Fire Chief Dennis Buchanan to Retire December 11 After More Than Three Decades
The City of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California, has announced that Fire Chief Dennis Buchanan will retire on December 11, 2026, after more than three decades of service to the city. His last day of service will coincide with the graduation of the Long Beach Fire Department's 2026A Fire Academy.
Buchanan joined the Long Beach Fire Department in 1993 and rose through the ranks — firefighter, paramedic, captain, battalion chief and assistant chief — before becoming fire chief in February 2023, the department's first Black and Latino chief. He oversees approximately 790 sworn and civilian staff across five bureaus and nine divisions, with an annual operating budget of approximately $200 million.
The city said it will conduct a national recruitment for the next fire chief, open to qualified internal and external candidates, with an announcement of Buchanan's successor expected in early 2027. Buchanan's retirement was announced about a week after the city said Police Chief Wally Hebeish will also step down in December, putting both of Long Beach's public safety departments under new leadership around the end of the year.
(Source: City of Long Beach)
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