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EXCLUSIVE: New Fire Chief in Yuma

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The City of Yuma has promoted Dustin “Dusty” Fields to Chief of the Yuma Fire Department.

Fields has 31 years of experience in the fire service, with 28 of those at YFD.

He has been serving as YFD’s Assistant Fire Chief for the last seven and a half years.

Fields is a Yuma native and graduate of Kofa High School and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Fire Administration from Waldorf College, plus graduation from the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program in 2019.

He says he is excited to take on this new role and continue the legacy of the Yuma Fire Department.

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