First black woman hired as US big-city fire chief

In a career spent climbing ladders, Teresa Deloach-Reed of Oakland has grasped a landmark rung by being named to become the first black woman to serve as chief of a major metropolitan fire department in the United States.

Deloach-Reed, 53, is slated to take the helm of the 580-person Oakland Fire Department in March, following her appointment to the position earlier this week. She will take over in Oakland from interim Chief Mark Hoffman.

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