Heather Marques, the new chief of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, addresses the audience during her swearing-in ceremony at Southern Marin Fire Station 1 in Sausalito, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Firefighters and guests attend the swearing-in ceremony for Heather Marques, the new chief of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, at the fire station in Sausalito, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Heather Marques, the new chief of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, speaks to guests at her swearing-in event at the fire station in Sausalito, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
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Heather Marques, the new chief of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, addresses the audience during her swearing-in ceremony at Southern Marin Fire Station 1 in Sausalito, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
The Southern Marin Fire Protection District swore in its new chief, Heather Marques, at a ceremony Sausalito on Thursday.
Heather Marques, a former division chief at the Alameda County Fire Department, is the district’s sixth chief and the first woman to hold the post. She replaced Chris Tubbs, who retired in July.
The district includes 90 employees who cover Mill Valley, Sausalito, part of Tiburon, Tamalpais Valley, Almonte, Homestead Valley, Alto, Strawberry, Fort Baker and the Marin Headlands.