MORGAN HACKL TO BECOME SASKATOON’S NEW FIRE CHIEF

The City of Saskatoon has announced that the new Fire Chief for the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) will be Morgan Hackl. Hackl is currently the Assistant Fire Chief and will succeed the retiring Chief Dan Paulsen. Hackl is a long-time member of the SFD who started as a firefighter in 1987. 

“He progressed through the ranks of Captain and Lieutenant, becoming a Battalion Chief in 2013 and Assistant Chief in 2014,” says City Manager, Murray Totland. “Over his 28 year career with the Department, Morgan has been involved in every aspect of operations and comes very qualified to now lead and continue making strides with the many performance improvement initiatives underway.”

Totland says the SFD not only serves the citizens of Saskatoon from a public safety perspective as an emergency services provider, but also as a key provider of non-emergency and support services. He says under Hackl’s leadership, the SFD is in good hands.

“His efforts will help us continually improve the quality of life for our citizens.”

Hackl will officially become Saskatoon’s Fire Chief on August 1, 2015.