Bend Fire and Rescue names new Fire Marshal

Larry Medina has been promoted to the position of Fire Marshal of the Bend Fire Department. The Fire Marshal manages the department’s Fire Prevention Division which consists of six deputy fire marshals and one administrative assistant. The Fire Marshal is in charge of public fire safety education; investigates the cause of fires; and enforces fire codes and laws within all public and commercial buildings.

Medina started with the Department in 2005 as a Fire Inspector and was promoted to Deputy Fire Marshal in 2010. Medina says one of his goals as Fire Marshal will be to serve as an ambassador for the department by providing quality customer service through the promotion of fire safety for residents and visitors in Bend and the Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District.

Medina replaces Gary Marshall who is retiring and has served as Fire Marshal since 1995.

“The community has benefited from Gary Marshall’s passion for fire safety, focus on customer service and professionalism for the past sixteen and a half years,” said Fire Chief Larry Huhn. “Gary leaves behind the legacy of a safer community and an active and vital Fire Prevention Division to carry on his work.”

Medina starts his new role on June 26.