ASSISTANT CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS INTRODUCED

The Saskatoon Fire Department is pleased to announce that Dave Bykowy is the new Assistant Chief of Communications and Public Relations.

Assistant Chief Bykowy has been with the Fire Department for over 29 years. During that time, he has worked in the department’s Operations Division as a firefighter and Captain, in the Fire Prevention Division as an Inspector and Investigator, in the Training Division as a Fire Service Instructor and Assistant Chief, and now as the Assistant Chief of Communications and Public Relations with responsibility for Central Dispatch, Community Relations and the media.

“We are actively working to increase our visibility throughout the community by sharing and participating in our neighbourhoods,” says Bykowy. “Communications and Public Relations are a critical focus for our Department to move forward in this area.”

Bykowy replaces Morgan Hackl who became Fire Chief in August 2015.