Chief Augustin comes to Pasadena from the Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) where he worked for more than 20 years and in a broad range of areas including operations, administration, human resources, professional standards, training, emergency medical services and fire prevention. SFD is a full-service agency with 650 sworn and 70 civilian employees serving large, diverse community of 500,000. Chief Augustin began as a Firefighter Paramedic and moved through the ranks to the position he held since 2015 as Deputy Fire Chief allowing him the opportunity to work in every division in the department.
Chief Augustin earned a Master of Legal Studies degree from the University of Arizona where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration from Waldorf University, and holds a Chief Officer Certification from the California State Board of Fire Services. He is a certified paramedic and has worked as a flight paramedic for numerous years.
In his free time, Chief Augustin enjoys CrossFit, Aviation as a fixed-wing pilot and working with the youth in the community to achieve their goals.
Chief Augustin serves as the 12th Pasadena Fire Chief. He loves living and working in Pasadena and truly enjoys getting to know our community
Bio Source: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/fire/administration/
