Former Ukiah Valley Fire District Chief Dan Grebil has been hired as the interim chief of the Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire District, officials announced this week.
In a press release, the fire district reported that Grebil was appointed as interim chief at a special meeting of the RVCFD Board of Directors last week, during which the board also “accepted the resignation of Fire Chief Kerry Robinson and approved his voluntary request to return to his previous position of captain, effective upon the appointment of an Interim Fire Chief.”
The board then “unanimously approved an employment agreement (with Grebil) to serve as the Interim Fire Chief” effective Jan. 16.
Before retiring in 2017, Grebil spent much of his 37-year career in the fire service working in the Ukiah Valley.
His fire service began, the release explains, when Grebil was a “volunteer firefighter for the Tracy Rural Fire District and advanced through the ranks with the city of Tracy, working all functional areas of a fire department. He later served as Fire Chief for the Ukiah Valley Fire District, which also included an assignment as the Interim Fire Chief for the City of Ukiah and as an Emergency Command Center Officer for CDF at Howard Forest.
“In 2012, (Grebil) was hired as the Fire Chief for the Scotts Valley Fire District (in Santa Cruz County), which included an assignment as Fire Chief for the neighboring Branciforte Fire District. His post-retirement assignments have included Fire Authority Administrator for the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority, a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Ukiah and the Ukiah Valley Fire District and Interim Fire Chief for the Lakeport Fire District.
The release describes Stephanie Dunken, chairperson of the RVCFD Board of Directors, as thanking Kerry Robinson for his service as the chief and welcoming him back to his previous position as captain, and describing Grebil as having “proven experience in Fire District leadership and management (and being) exactly what the RVCFD needs during this transitional period.”
The board notes that “Chief Grebil has been charged with assessing all management and operational systems, working with the Board, paid staff and volunteers to implement any necessary changes as well as the recruitment of a vacant shift position and a permanent Fire Chief.”
According to the RVCFD, it “provides all-risk fire protection services to its 60.5 square miles of unincorporated communities. In 2024, it responded to over 700 incidents for service. Besides the Fire Chief, RVCFD employs three full-time shift Duty Officers, allowing 24/7 coverage and a 32-hours-a-week clerk. The current volunteer firefighter roster is 23.”
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