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A head and shoulders photo of Richmond Fire Chief Angel Montoya in a black or navy uniform with an embroidered Fire Department badge on the left arm and a metal badge over his left breast pocket. His name badge is over the right breast pocket. He is clean shaven with cropped salt and pepper hair and is smiling.

Richmond Fire Chief Angel Montoya is out

Richmond firefighters received a department-wide email Thursday notifying them that Fire Chief Angel Montoya was no longer with the Richmond Fire Department, and that Deputy Fire Chief Aaron Osorio would be acting chief for the time being.  The email, which Richmond Confidential reviewed, did not detail what prompted Montoya’s departure or if it was his choice. The decision follows a plea for change from Richmond Firefighters Local 188, which in July, issued a vote of no confidence in Montoya’s leadership….

By on October 27, 2023