PASADENA – Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin spent 20 years as a firefighter in Sacramento before taking the top job as Pasadena chief. Augustin stood in front of his city's historic Rose Bowl ...

Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin’s plan for the city’s fire department will alleviate short-staffing issues the department experienced during the Eaton fire, he said this week.

Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Aug.in was the guest speaker at the annual Friend in Deed Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at the Pasadena Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

(TNS) — Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin’s plan for the city’s fire department will alleviate short-staffing issues the department experienced during the Eaton fire, he said this week.

In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping ...