Karen Roche named Fire Chief for City of Burlington

News 100 blueBy Staff

November 24th, 2020

BURLINGTON, ON

 

Karen Roche has been named the Fire Chief for Burlington.

Chief Roche brings more than 24 years of progressive Fire service experience working in many facets of the emergency services.

Karen Roche

Karen Roche has been named the Fire Chief for Burlington

Most recently as Acting Fire Chief and prior to that Deputy Fire chief with the City of Burlington.

Chief Roche was the first woman to be named a Deputy Fire Chief – that was in December of 2o14.

This has afforded Karen a thorough understanding of the challenges of managing modern fire services during times of economic, demographic and community risk-based issues, including her role in the Emergency Control Group (ECG) during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of Burlington is committed to promoting access, equality, diversity and human rights through innovative policy, programs and services. Chief Roche is committed to contribute in a meaningful way to this through her appointments to the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC); International Diversity Executive Leadership Program (iDELP) and more recently the joint Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) / International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) appointment to the International Bullying Taskforce.

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