Youngest fire chief in Pinellas County plans to break barriers at 36

The Brief

  • Andrew Hughes is reported to be the youngest fire chief Pinellas County has ever had, at 36 years old.
  • The new fire chief of the Pinellas Park Fire Department took the position on August 20.
  • He plans to use his youth to change leadership styles and break barriers to firefighting.

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. The new Pinellas Park fire chief is proving age is just a number when it comes to what you can accomplish.

What we know:

His fire equipment and name plate may still say division chief, but there’s no mistaking who Andrew Hughes is around the Pinellas Park Fire Department.

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