The two men in charge of ensuring Placentia residents’ safety took their oaths together Thursday, March 3.
Police Chief Brad Butts and Fire Chief Jason Dobine have already been on the job. Several other officers also received promotions Thursday.
Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine is all smiles after getting his badge pinned on by Torrance firefighter Rickey Cradle during his swearing in ceremony in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Cradle, who us recovering from COVID-19, worked for Dobine in Torrance. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighter Branden Smith holds his sons, Owen, 2, and Nixen, 7 months, after his wife, Deven Smith, pined a badge on Branden Smith during his promotion to fire captain in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine, left, and Police Chief Brad Butts take their Oath of Office being administered by Damien R. Arrula, city administrator, in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Amari Davis pins a badge on her dad, Anthony Davis, during his promotion to battalion chief in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jaxon Gillis, 11, pins a badge on his father, Joseph Gillis, during his promotion ceremony to Sergeant in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Placentia police officer Scott Millsap hugs is son, Luke Milsap, 11, after he and his brother, Landon Millsap, 13, pinned on his badge during his promotion to lieutenant in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Amari Davis hugs her dad, Anthony Davis, after pinning his badge during his promotion to battalion chief in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine gets his badge pinned on by Torrance firefighter Rickey Cradle during his swearing in ceremony in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Cradle, who us recovering from COVID-19, worked for Dobine in Torrance. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine, left, and Police Chief Brad Butts are all smiles after taking their Oath of Office in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Placentia Fire Chief Jason Dobine, left, and Police Chief Brad Butts laugh as Butts messes up his Oath of Office being administered by Damien R. Arrula, city administrator, in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Butts assumed the chief’s role as an interim leader in October when Chief Darin Lenyi retired. Butts has been with the department since 2001, working as a police officer, field training officer and detective. In 2008 he was named a patrol sergeant and in 2018 a captain.
Dobine had also served as the acting fire chief since October. He has been with the Placentia Fire and Life Safety Department since its inception in 2020 – previously the city contracted with the Orange County Fire Authority.
Dobine has a 30-year career in fire service, much of it spent with the Torrance Fire Department before moving to Placentia.
The men were sworn in by City Manager Damien Arrula.
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