The City of Norfolk officially has a new fire chief.
Interim Chief Sidney Carroll accepted the full-time position, city manager Pat Roberts announced Friday. Carroll replaces former Chief John DiBacco, who left in December for a new role as chief of Hagerstown, Maryland’s fire department after working his way up in Norfolk since 1992.
Carroll’s first official day on the job is May 4.
Carroll is a Norfolk native and has worked for the fire department since January 1982. In that time, he has served as a supervisor in all three operational battalions including working as the health and safety officer. He also served on the core values development committee for Norfolk Fire-Rescue and was the chair of the department’s diversity committee, according to a news release.