Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders announced Thursday that current fire marshal Jonathan Lund will serve as the next chief of the Des Moines Fire Department, pending city council approval at its Dec. 22 meeting. Lund, an 18-year DMFD veteran who began as the department’s first fire protection engineer, will become the city’s 14th fire chief following Chief John TeKippe’s retirement. Before joining DMFD, Lund was a captain and EMT with the Norwalk Fire Department for 12 years. Feedback from community stakeholders, council members and department staff helped inform the hiring process, a news release said. “We listened to the priorities of our stakeholders who said they wanted a Fire Chief that would look to continue minimizing service gaps, embrace emerging technology and utilize the latest in fire science standards to protect our first responders,” Sanders said in the release. “These principals helped frame and focus our search. We found that Jonathan’s adaptability and leadership for the Des Moines community is well-established in these key areas.” Lund is expected to begin his new role Dec. 23.