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BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
Magnolia’s new fire chief Terry Colburn discusses goals, plans for growth Terry Colburn became Magnolia Fire Depart- ment’s new chief effective Dec. 2 after 63 applicants from 12 different states went through the application process. In an interview with Community Impact, Colburn shared his goals for the department. What led you to this position? I have 28 years of fire experience. ... I worked in the city of Houston, but I’ve lived in Magnolia since the first grade, so I’ve seen the community grow from a small country town to where it is now. I wasn’t looking to leave the city of Houston. I liked what I was doing there, but this is the one job that I would leave there [for], because this is my community.
What are your top priorities as the new fire chief? We definitely want to streamline our services [and] make sure we continue to look to deliver impeccable service to our community. We want to be fiscally responsible, so we’re streamlining our admin process as well. What’s your vision for the department? The vision is to really just become an all-hazards response department. We have a great technical rescue team ... [so] to just keep growing our capac- ity to serve the community in all the specialized areas, continue delivering our good service, ... but finding where those risks are that aren’t being taken care of, and start addressing those from a fire standpoint.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com .
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