# Chino Valley Fire District (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/chino-valley-fire

- title: Chino Valley Fire District
- type: district
- cities: [chino, chino-hills]

## Key findings
- **District 3 is a rematch of old fights.** Incumbent board vice president **Tom Haughey**, a former Chino councilman of almost 20 years, faces **Winn Williams**, a retired Chino Valley firefighter and former fire board member. [^1][^2]
- **Williams was censured three times by the fire board in 2019.** The censures were for violating district policy, publicly criticizing the fire chief, and contacting staff and entering non-public areas despite restrictions. He said the evidence was "manufactured." [^3]
- District 5 (board president Mike Kreeger) is unopposed. [^1]

## Board District 3
### Tom Haughey (incumbent)
- Owns Haughey Insurance Agency (in Chino since 1980). Chino City Council for almost 20 years until 2020; earlier on the Chino and county planning commissions. On the fire board since 2022; vice president. [^2]

### Winn Williams
- Retired Chino Valley firefighter and former board member. Censured three times in 2019, by a 3–1 vote the third time, with Williams voting no. [^1][^3]

## Sources
[^1]: Champion Newspapers, 2026 candidate roundup. https://www.championnewspapers.com/community_news/article_6c34ad71-9977-4430-ab4f-755a31860602.html
[^2]: Chino Valley Fire District, Tom Haughey bio. https://chinovalleyfire.org/directory.aspx?eid=10
[^3]: SB County Sentinel, Williams rebuked a third time (Nov 2019). https://sbcsentinel.com/2019/11/cvfd-rebukes-williams-for-the-third-time/