WATSONVILLE’S CITY MANAGER HAS ANNOUNCED THE HIRING OF A NEW FIRE CHIEF. ON FRIDAY THE CITY PROMOTED DIVISION CHIEF PABLO BARRETO TO THE POSITION OF WATSONVILLE’S NEW FIRE CHIEF. BARRETO HAS BEEN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1997, AND HAS BEEN A FIRE CAPTAIN SINCE 2003. THE NEW CHIEF PLANS TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE LAST CHIEF’S PLANS OF USING MEASURE G FUNDS TO HIRE AND TRAIN MORE FIREFIGHTERS.
