Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin will be the featured speaker Wednesday, May 12, at the Rotary Club of Pasadena weekly virtual meeting, beginning at 12 noon. He will be introduced by Pasadena Police Chief John Perez.
The meeting is open to the public.
Chief Augustin comes to Pasadena from the Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) where he worked for more than 20 years in a broad range of areas including operations, administration, human resources, professional standards, training, emergency medical services and fire prevention.
He began as a Firefighter Paramedic and moved through the ranks until he was named Deputy Fire Chief in 2015.
Chief Augustin was responsible for SFD’s Fire Operations and Emergency Medical Services divisions. He oversaw daily operations of 24 fire stations with an annual budget responsibility of $100 million and has experience with Hazardous Materials, Urban Search and Rescue, large-scale emergency/disaster incident management, and developing short- and long-range plans.
Augustin has provided leadership in support of high-quality EMS care and transportation and streamlined the emergency response model for ambulance dispatch as well as managed cost recovery efforts and billing improvements. He has served as program manager for California Task Force 7 and dedicated time and resources on supporting inner city youth and middle and high school students.
Chief Augustin earned a Master of Legal Studies degree from the University of Arizona where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration from Waldorf University, and holds a Chief Officer Certification from the California State Board of Fire Services. He is a certified paramedic and has worked as a flight paramedic for numerous years.
In his free time, Chief Augustin enjoys CrossFit, aviation as a fixed-wing pilot and working with the youth in the community to achieve their goals.
Wednesday’s meeting will be on Zoom. To join, go to
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84583324183?pwd=R3p1bEtTWHp4R0FjLy82VlFKR0x3Zz09. The meeting ID is 845 8332 4183 and the passcode is 073016.
If you need help with Zoom, contact Tammy Silver at tamaramsilver@gmail.com or call (626) 744-9533.
