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Bossier City honors retiring Fire Chief Brad Zagon and introduces incoming chief
Summary
Council presented a retirement proclamation for Fire Chief Brad Zagon, thanked him for decades of service, and the mayor introduced the incoming fire chief, who pledged to build on his predecessor’s work.
At the Dec. 16 meeting the Bossier City Council recognized Fire Chief Brad Zagon for more than three decades of service to the Bossier City Fire Department. Council members read a proclamation recounting Zagon’s career with the department dating to 1994, promotions through the ranks, hiring of approximately 170 employees, construction of two stations and the department achieving a Class 1 fire rating in 2019.
Council members and longtime friends offered personal remarks and presented a key to the city. Chief Zagon thanked the council and department members for their support: "So thank y'all very much," he said.
Mayor Thomas H. Chandler introduced the incoming fire chief, identified in the record as Blair Bauchhaus (name appears with variant spellings in the transcript). The incoming chief said he hoped to "pick up where [the prior chief] left off and progress this fire department into being the best fire department in the state of Louisiana." Council noted the new chief was finishing probationary steps and offered congratulations.
Next steps: ceremonial recognition completed; operational transition and any personnel formalities to be completed per departmental procedures.
