He started in the fire service in 1976, serving as Fire Chief in Odes­sa, TX before joining Cedar Hill in 2004.

Cedar Hill City Man­ager Alan Sims said, “Steve Pollock raised the bar and took the Cedar Hill Fire De­partment to a whole new level. His legacy will be helping our fire department become one of the best in the Metroplex. We will miss his leadership!”

During Pollock’s ten­ure with CHFD the de­partment has:

• Improved the City ISO Public Protec­tion Class to a Class 2, potentially lowering property owners’ in­surance rates

• Opened Fire Sta­tion 214 in April 2009, sharing expenses with the City of Grand Prai­rie to improve the cov­erage in Lake Ridge

• Completed renova­tions and updates at all existing fire stations

• Improved the fire fleet – added a second quint (five-function engine: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device and ground lad­ders) and added a new compressed air foam engine

• Received two SAFR grants for a total of 15 firefighter positions ($1.6 million)

•Developed a part­nership with CHISD for the Shattered Dreams anti-DUI pro­gram

• Established the an­nual Citizens Fire Academy

• Established the an­nual Fire Department Open House

•Developed the re­gional Task Force RED for mutual aid deploy­ments

•Engaged CHFD per­sonnel on the State Type III Incident Man­agement Team

•Secured AFG grants for station exhaust re­moval and wild land PPE.

In his new posi­tion Pollock will work with multiple jurisdic­tions in the Houston/ Galveston area to de­velop resources, train­ing, responding with the State Type II and Type III team, and working with the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System.