In Memory of Tony Pini

Tony Pini, Fire 20/20 board member, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 of pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed this past September. His Fire 20/20 biography follows:

Tony Pini
Retired Fire Chief, Santa Rosa, CA

Secretary Fire Chief Tony Pini retired from the Santa Rosa Fire Department in 2003 after 33 years in the California fire service, 21 years as Fire Chief. He worked in four fire departments and served as Fire Chief for five years in Santa Cruz, (1982-85), before being appointed Fire Chief in Santa Rosa in 1985.

Tony holds an MPA from San Jose State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Francisco. Tony has been an active member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Human Relations Committee, (formerly the Diversity Committee), since 1992, and was a member of IAFC Ethics Task Force. He served on the California State Board of Fire Services from 1986 to 1996, appointed by both California Governors George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson. He is past chair of the California Fire Chiefs Cultural Diversity Committee and has taught management courses at the National Fire Academy.