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Loveland council names Fire Station 63 for Chief Otto J. Huber after national safety award
Summary
Loveland City Council adopted a resolution naming Fire Station 63 the Chief Otto J. Huber Fire Station and read a proclamation honoring Huber’s national safety award and decades of service.
The Loveland City Council on Sept. 23 adopted a resolution naming Fire Station 63 the Chief Otto J. Huber Fire Station and read a proclamation honoring Chief Otto J. Huber after the Loveland chief received the 2025 Alan Brunacini Fire Service Executive Safety Award.
Council voted 6-0 to adopt Resolution 85, which the clerk read in full before members offered remarks praising Huber’s career and leadership. Mayor Kathy Bailey read the resolution’s text that reviewed Huber’s career milestones and described the naming as a “lasting tribute.”
The council’s action followed a proclamation that recognized Huber’s national award and his work to advance firefighter safety and wellness. Chief Otto J. Huber thanked the council and residents and credited his department and family. “I’m deeply honored to receive this recognition from my peers, but more than anything, I’m grateful for the community, the council that constantly supports us, and for the amazing firefighters who stand with me delivering outstanding service to our residents,” Huber said.
The resolution text presented to council traces Huber’s public safety career back to 1975, notes he joined the Loveland Community Volunteer Fire Department as a cadet in 1976, served as a police officer beginning in 1980, was hired full time as a captain in 1985 and promoted to assistant fire chief that same year. The document also credits Huber with playing roles in bringing paramedic services to Loveland, helping create the Loveland Sims Fire Department, forming a task force with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, and helping the department achieve an ISO Class 1 rating. The resolution states Huber is “approaching his fiftieth year of service.”
Councilmembers and others praised Huber’s community focus and leadership, noting his involvement in downtown recovery work after the 2017 downtown fire and in creating the Loveland Firefighters Memorial. After brief remarks the council approved the resolution on a unanimous roll call.
The naming and proclamation are ceremonial council actions and do not create new departmental authorities or budgetary commitments beyond the usual signage and recognition steps. The council announced a short photo opportunity following the vote.
