San Francisco has a new fire chief. 

Jeanine Nicholson was sworn in yesterday in a ceremony hosted by San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

Chief Nicholson is San Francisco’s second female chief in history. 

A 25-year veteran of the fire department, she is the first openly LGBT person to hold the department’s top position.

Her first assignment? Come to KRON4 for her first in-studio interview. 

You can watch her full interview in the video above.

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