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Berkeley Fire Chief David Brannigan is stepping down as chief to take over the helm of the Piedmont Fire Department. Photo: Daphne White
David Brannigan, who has served as Berkeley’s fire chief for the last three years, is stepping down to take over as fire chief for the city of Piedmont. Abraham Roman, currently Berkeley’s deputy fire chief, will assume the position of interim head of the department.
Brannigan said his new role will allow him to spend more time with his family as the demands of the job will be less. Piedmont’s single fire station is about a mile from Brannigan’s Oakland home and serves a much smaller area than Berkeley one square mile large compared to Berkeley’s 11 square miles. Moreover, Piedmont’s population is one-tenth the size of Berkeley’s, he said.