A native Phoenician, Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner joined the Phoenix Fire Department in 1985. During her nearly 30 years of service, she has held the ranks of Fire Engineer, Fire Captain, Division Chief, Deputy Chief and Executive Assistant Chief of Administration.

2022年1月25日 · PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix on Tuesday announced Michael Duran will serve as the new fire chief of the Phoenix Fire Department, replacing the retiring Kara Kalkbrenner. Kalkbrenner will retire...

Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher in a press conference named Kara Kalkbrenner as the Phoenix Fire Department's new Fire Chief. Chief Kalkbrenner has been serving as acting chief since Chief Bob Khan retired on February 28, 2014.

2022年1月25日 · PHOENIX — Phoenix Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner will retire from the fire department at the end of February, and Assistant Chief Mike Duran III will succeed her and lead the agency, the City of...

2022年1月26日 · PHOENIX - As Phoenix Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner retires in about a month, a new chief has been named. Assistant Chief Michael Duran III was selected to be promoted to the leadership role...

2022年1月25日 · Assistant fire Chief Mike Duran III will take over as head of the Phoenix Fire Department after Chief Kara Kalkbrenner retires in February, the city of Phoenix announced on Tuesday.

2019年12月19日 · PHOENIX - Officials with the Phoenix Fire Department have provided an update on Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner, after news emerged of a breast cancer diagnosis. On December 11, FOX 10 reported that...

2014年11月12日 · Thirty years later, Kalkbrenner became Phoenix's first female fire chief. City officials announced Wednesday that they had selected the native Phoenix resident out of a pool of...

2016年3月3日 · Some of Kara’s most rewarding work with the department has come from riding in the backseat of a fire truck, responding to fires and helping sick people. The chief is married to Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Kalkbrenner, who manages the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in Phoenix.