San Antonio's Hood Named Fire Chief of the Year

June 16, 2020
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood earned the national Fire Chief of the Year honor from the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association.

San Antonio's fire chief has earned a national honor for 2020.

Chief Charles Hood was named Fire Chief of the Year by the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, KENS-TV reports. He will be honored in a ceremony Tuesday at the city's Public Safety Headquarters.

The chiefs association had originally planned to present Hood with the award during an April event in Washington, D.C. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced the organization to cancel the presentation and its annual conference for the first time in its 55-year history, KENS added.