Harry Muns was appointed Fire Chief on December 31, 2020.

In 1991 Chief Muns was introduced to the fire service as a Fire Explorer with the La Mesa and San Miguel Fire Departments and then became a seasonal firefighter in 1995 with the California Department of Forestry in the San Diego (Monte Vista) Ranger Unit.  He joined the Chula Vista Fire Department in 1996.  He has held the ranks of Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, Training Captain, Battalion Chief, and Deputy Chief.

Chief Muns has been involved with many improvements to Fire and EMS service delivery throughout his career.  His most significant accomplishments include:

• Leading a grant writing team to acquire nearly $7 million in staffing and equipment grants.
• Authoring the Fire Department’s Public Safety Staffing Plan which lead to the passing of a ½ cent sales tax that funds 35 fire suppression personnel.
• Was a principal driver in the development and implementation of the Chula Vista Fire Based Ambulance Transport System.

Chief Muns has a Bachelor of Science degree and has completed countless Fire Service, Incident Command, and Leadership courses.  He has completed executive leadership coursework from both Harvard’s Kenney School and Stanford’s Local Governance Summer Institute.

Chief Muns has been involved with the DHS/FEMA US&R National Response System since 1997 with FEMA California Task Force 8 (CA-TF8) and currently serves as a Task Force Leader.  He also participates on the White Incident Support Team where he has represented FEMA US&R on multiple disasters in several capacities. Of these responses, he was invited by the State of Florida to serve as a Unified Incident Commander for Hurricanes Irma and Michael.