Interim Fire Chief Arthur Gonzales is a Vallejo native. Gonzales graduated from Hogan High in 1997. He started with the Vallejo Fire department in 1995 as a Vallejo Fire Explorer and took part in the first Firefighter Trainee Program in 2000.
The Vallejo Fire Department hired Gonzales in January 2001 as a full-time Paramedic Firefighter. He was promoted to Captain in February of 2014, then promoted to Battalion Chief in December of 2022 and most recently held the position of Interim Deputy Chief since April of 2024.