(POinning ceremony for David Lantzer)....It was held Tuesday morning.

It was part of the presentations at the Board of Supervisors meeting. Lantzer was pinned with his new badge, after being appointed Chief of the County Fire Department. Lantzer has become the new Chief, but he is not new to the Imperial County. He had served as a Captain in the Calexico Fire Department before becoming Chief of the Holtville Fire Department in 2004. He served in that position for 4 years, before becoming Chief of the Hermosa Beach Fire Department. After 7 years in that position, he became Deputy Chief in Murrieta. He retired from that position as the Chief in 2021. He served as a public safety consultant, before accepting the position of Chief of the Imperial County Fire Department.