SAN DIEGO - San Diego's mayor has named a new fire chief.
Jerry Sanders said Tuesday that his pick is 51-year-old Javier Mainar, who will lead a department that has fought two major firestorms since 2003.
Mainar is assistant chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. He has had the same employer for 29 years, rising through the ranks as a captain, battalion chief and division chief. He was incident commander during San Diego's 2007 wildfires.
Mainar replaces Tracy Jarman, who retired in June. Sanders says Mainar, like Jarman, will be paid $166,000 a year.
The appointment is subject to City Council approval.
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