St. Paul Fire Chief Butch Inks appointed to second term

St Paul s mayor publicized Friday he ll reappoint Fire Chief Butch Inks to a second six-year term Inks was first hired by the city in through a youth employment activity and later joined the St Paul Fire Department in He rose through the department s ranks to assistant chief He was interim chief beginning in January before Mayor Melvin Carter made it official in November Chief Inks leadership and deep commitment to our city has strengthened our Community-First Populace Safety vision reaffirming that effective exigency response begins with trust Carter revealed in Friday s declaration He s helped shape a department that s not only ready in dilemma but also connected to our residents and neighborhoods every day The city declared Inks notable accomplishments include Increasing EMS and fire staffing to the highest levels in department history through an innovative schedule that also reduced overtime costs Implementing Basic Life Sponsorship BLS and Advanced Life Promotion ALS urgency diagnostic response models which has improved response times and created more than new local jobs Coordinating crisis responders during the COVID- pandemic and periods of civil unrest by managing over incidents during a -hour period in the days after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis and preventing millions in property damage Securing funding and approval for a new fire station in the city s highest-call volume area I m deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue serving as fire chief in the city I ve worked in for four decades Inks stated in the report I m proud of the crew of professionals I work alongside every day and proud of the arrangement we provide to the residents of St Paul Inks next term officially begins on Nov Related Articles Girl hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after driver strikes her in St Paul Cottage Grove -year-old Hastings woman killed on U S What will the M for residents safety outreach near state Capitol entail Duluth Federal Prison Camp will remain open St Paul police asking for tips on missing woman