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CAL FIRE names two new chiefs and restructures regional coverage affecting Menifee

Menifee City Council · February 19, 2026
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Summary

CAL FIRE/Riverside County announced Robert Fish as its new fire chief and Dustin Reed as Menifee’s new division chief and described a restructuring to consolidate regional coverage that will include Lake Elsinore and Wildomar.

CAL FIRE/Riverside County on Feb. 18 announced leadership changes affecting Menifee, naming Robert Fish as the agency’s new fire chief and Dustin Reed as Menifee’s new division chief. The announcement, summarized in the city’s agenda rundown, described a recent departmental restructuring intended to consolidate regional coverage to include nearby Lake Elsinore and Wildomar.

City officials presented the changes as administrative and operational: the reorganization is described as a consolidation of regional coverage for Menifee. The rundown did not include further operational details such as implementation dates, staffing numbers, or revised station assignments.

The city-provided summary did not include direct quotes from CAL FIRE officials, nor did it include a forum for public comment in the recorded highlights. Additional specifics about the restructuring and any changes to local response times or station locations were not specified in the agenda rundown; viewers are directed to full meeting recordings for more detail.

The agenda rundown also referenced where full meetings are posted for public review: Menifee TV, the City of Menifee website, and the city’s YouTube channel. The city’s formal statements and CAL FIRE releases would be the authoritative sources for operational details and implementation timelines.