Danbury's new fire chief's experience dates back to when he was 8 years old FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Fire Chief Richard Thode speaks about securing a $467,000 federal grant to improve port security at fire headquarters in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Thode will become the new fire chief in Danbury.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Fire Chief Richard Thode of the Bridgeport Fire Department at the scene of a fire in an unoccupied home on Hanover St. in Bridgeport, Conn. March 21, 2018. Thode will become the new fire chief in Danbury.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5