Poire Becomes New SB City Fire Marshall

The City of Santa Barbara Fire Department announced today that Joe Poire has been promoted to the position of fire marshal. A City employee for more than 25 years who began as a Police and Fire Communications Specialist, Poire has been the supervisor of the Fire Prevention Bureau since 1999. A statement from the Santa Barbara Fire Department praised Poire as a “highly respected member of the City’s Land Development Team” whose experience with the fire code will help him fill the position of fire marshal effectively.