The Clark County Fire District 6 Board of Commissioners appointed an employee of two decades to take the reins as fire chief next year — serving among only 50 female fire chiefs nationwide.
Kristan Maurer will become fire chief Jan. 1, according to a Fire District 6 blog post. The district’s website indicates that Maurer is already serving as one of two assistant chiefs. Current Fire Chief Jerry Green and Assistant Chief Shawn Newberry will begin to implement a transition plan starting in September.
Green is retiring at the end of the year. He has been the fire chief for more than a decade.
Maurer has spent her 20 years at the fire district moving up the ranks and improving procedures, the blog post says.
There are 14,000 female firefighters nationwide, which makes up about 5 percent of the entire profession, according to the fire district.