New MBFD Chief Michael Lang. Photo courtesy City of Manhattan Beach
The City of Manhattan Beach Thursday morning announced the appointment of Michael Lang as its new fire chief.
“I am humbled and honored to be trusted with the responsibility of leading the Manhattan Beach Fire Department,” said Chief Lang. “I am grateful for the support of the City Manager and City Council and their confidence in my ability to maintain the highest standards of excellence and professionalism that the Manhattan Beach Fire Department exemplifies.”
Fire Chief Lang served the City of Arcadia for 21 years, moving his way up through the ranks from a Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Captain, Battalion Chief and Deputy Fire Chief before his appointment to Fire Chief in 2016. In his time at the City of Arcadia, Chief Lang led a team of 60 personnel overseeing all fire operations including administration, training, fire prevention, emergency response and fire suppression.
Firebugs beware: Dinty the dog joins San Bernardino County Fire s arson team
Firebugs beware. Dinty the dog is on duty.
The San Bernardino County Fire Department announced Thursday that the 4-year-old male Labrador retriever had joined its investigation team with the Office of the Fire Marshal.
Dinty is the first arson, or accelerant detection, canine that the department has had in more than 20 years since Meg, who County Fire Chief Dan Munsey described as being “really good at catching arsonists and putting them behind bars where they needed to be.”
Dinty is also one of only five dogs across California trained through a State Farm Insurance program and the lone animal with such training in the county.