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Brigham City fire chief asks council to split assistant chief and fire‑marshal roles after long‑time resignation
Summary
Following the resignation of an assistant fire chief/fire marshal with 26 years' service, the fire department and city administration proposed splitting the combined role into two positions and asked the council for consent to post the assistant‑chief job; staff said the mayor’s budget includes the split for FY26.
Brigham City’s fire chief told the City Council Wednesday that the assistant fire chief and fire‑marshal — a combined role in the current organization — has resigned after 26 years and that the department and mayor’s office want to split that position into two distinct jobs in the FY26 budget.
Chief Stevenson said the two jobs involve different responsibilities and professional pathways: the fire marshal oversees prevention, inspections, code enforcement, fire investigation and development plan review, while the assistant chief handles day‑to‑day operations and incident management. He said training to perform either role at a high…
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