April 5, 2021 3:50 a.m. 

Monte Bryan is now the Fire Chief for the City of Roseburg Fire Department.

Bryan has been with the department since 2007, beginning as Deputy Fire Marshal, before becoming Fire Marshall in 2015. Before that, Bryan was with the Roseburg Police Department from 1995 to 2007. While working with the police department, Bryan was a patrol officer, school resource officer, Corporal and a member of the department’s tactical team.

Bryan is a member of a number of professional fire organizations and has taught fire related classes as a part time instructor at Umpqua Community College.

Bryan succeeds Fire Chief Gary Garrisi, who retired after five years with the City of Roseburg and a thirty three-year career in fire service. Garrisi spent most of his career with departments in California.

The transition to a new fire chief took effect April 1st.