City Manager Odis Jones selected Mario Paritda to be the chief of Missouri City’s Fire and Rescue Services Department. City Council unanimously approved this decision during its April 5 meeting.
Partida brings 26 years of fire service experience to the role. He joined the city of Missouri City in 2019 as assistant fire chief and was promoted to acting fire chief in 2020, according to a press release from the city.
“[Partida] has provided exceptional management of the Fire & Rescue Services Department in day-to-day operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and during the severe weather winter storm in February,” Jones said. “The city conducted a nationwide search for this executive position and I am confident that Chief Partida is the best candidate to serve the City and that he will be an engaging and great partner for our citizen outreach initiatives.”
Partida previously worked for the city of Sugar Land in its Fire and Emergency Medical Services department from 1991-2019.
