Glendale Fire Department sees a change at the top
Today at 2 p.m., the Glendale Fire Department will be throwing a party for outgoing Fire Chief Christopher R. Gray. He is retiring, following a 30-year career of firefighting. The retirement party will be at Glendale Fire Station #21, at 421 Oak St. in Glendale. Gray, 50, says he is retiring for family reasons. City Manager Jim Starbird has praised Gray, saying his departure will be a loss.
Gray will be replaced by Don Biggs, who last week was appointed interim fire chief by the Glendale City Council. Biggs has been a firefighter for nearly 35 years. Most recently, he was the director of emergency services at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. Biggs is only expected to lead the Fire Department temporarily, until a permanent replacement is found. Then he will go back to working at the studios.