A fire chief is a top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department.

A fire chief is a top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department. Fire chiefs may have varying administrative and operational responsibilities depending on the size of their department. In smaller departments, the fire chief may take on an integral role in operations as the incident commander. In many large departments, a fire chief typically serves a more administrative role, and supervises other lower-ranked chiefs who are entrusted to operationally command most incidents.

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