Sam Greif takes over as Plano's fire chief in August.[/caption]

The city of Plano named Sam Greif, Sr. as the new fire chief. He will begin Aug. 3.

Greif will replace interim Fire Chief Marty Wade, who held the post since January after former Chief Brian Crawford accepted a position in Louisiana.

Greif comes from Fort Worth, where he served as the assistant chief of operations since 2011. His duties included managing more than 800 people in the Operations Division. During his 30 years at the Fort Worth Fire Department, he served as a battalion chief, captain, lieutenant, engineer, firefighter and paramedic.

He earned a master's degree in public administration from UT Arlington in 2008.

“Plano has earned the title, 'City of Excellence,'” Greif said in a press release. “I have an immense amount of pride to be joining the Plano Fire-Rescue team. My wife and I are excited about becoming citizens of Plano.”