The first six months of any new job can be daunting, but Chief Joe Zatylny assumed leadership of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services 11 weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's been an incredibly tough year for everyone," Zatylny, who started as fire chief on June 1, told CBC News in a year-end interview. Zatylny had been deputy chief with the Calgary fire department for five years before he moved to Edmonton to take the top job. He took over from long-time chief Ken Block, who moved to Australia to become the fire rescue commissioner in Victoria. At the start of the pandemic, Zatylny said, the fire service noticed fewer medical calls.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2020 12:56 UTC