Only about 6% of fire chiefs across the country are women. Diaz says when she started out it was never her goal to become a fire chief, but her passion for helping people led her to her purpose in fire service.
Freeman, just a couple weeks away from the two-year anniversary of his swearing in as fire chief, said in a department-wide email that his last day will be June 22, before he begins at the new "C-suite level" position.