Fire
Chief
JIM HONE
Prior to joining the Santa Monica Fire Department in
1980, Chief Hone served six years in the United
States Air Force. Before promoting to Fire Chief in
2003, Chief Hone served our community as a
Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Captain, Support
Services Division Chief and Fire Marshal.
Chief Hone has been involved in
disaster response, recovery and training for more
than 25 years and has served on several local, state
and federal disaster response teams and
committees.
Chief Hone has responded to six
federal disasters to assist local governments and
coordinate Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban
Search and Rescue resources. The two most
significant disasters include the 1995 Murrah
Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City and the
terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New
York City on September 11, 2001.
Chief Hone along with other Fire Department members
developed our Urban Search and Rescue and Hazardous
Materials Response Teams which specialize in
mitigating technically challenging rescue and highly
toxic emergency incidents. Additionally, the
community Disaster Assistance Response Team course
and the City’s Emergency Operations Center policies
and procedures have been influenced by Chief Hone’s
disaster response, recovery and training
experiences.
Chief Hone has an Associate Degree in Fire Science
from the Community College of the Air Force and a
Bachelor Degree in Business Management from Wayland
Baptist College.
This page was last modified on
07/30/2008
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