The search for the next chief of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department continues as the Board of Supervisors prepares to interview the final candidates in a closed session on Monday.
The county is looking for a new Fire Department leader after Chief Mark Hartwig announced in July that he is retiring at the end of the year. Hartwig was named as the head of the department in 2019.
Hartwig’s career spans over 33 years, starting with the San Bernardino County Fire Department, where he served as chief, and previously as a battalion chief and deputy chief with the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District…