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Gregg Favre, the St. Louis City Emergency Management Agency commissioner, left speaks to James Jackson, the city’s Street Department director, at the agency’s headquarters on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in south St. Louis.
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Mayor Cara Spencer hired Gregg Favre, a former captain with the St. Louis Fire Department and deputy director of public safety for the State of Missouri, in November to head the city’s Emergency Management Agency. Former CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell was fired in August for their performance after the May 16 tornado.
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