Chief Stallings, the former Operations Assistant Chief of the Fort Worth Fire Department, retired in 2021 after 35 years of service. During his career, he also served as a firefighter, Captain, Battalion Chief, Chief Training Officer, Fire Marshal, and Shift Commander. He has worked extensively in managing deployment, special operations, training initiatives and complex incidents. During his tenure as Fire Marshal, he worked closely with other City departments on large-scale special events, economic development, code adoption and process improvements. Chief Stallings also served as a union officer in his International Association of Firefighters Local 440, focusing on health and safety issues.
Chief Stallings holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He earned a Fire Service Chief Executive Officer certificate from the Texas Engineering and Extension Service. He continues to serve as a Task Force Leader on FEMA-sponsored Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1, as well as on a FEMA strategic plan subcommittee for US&R. Chief Stallings has been deployed to many federal incidents in multiple states.
“We work with consultants, obviously, all the time, but the work that Citygate did on this report is some of the best I’ve seen in my tenure here.”
Retired Chief Administrative Officer San Diego County
“I wanted to offer my compliments to Citygate, to Mr. Gary for this very comprehensive report.”
San Luis Obispo Council Member
“[Stu Gary’s] knowledge, expertise, and demeanor were invaluable in our efforts to ferret out a fair agreement with the City. I could go on and on about Stu, but you already know all of the superlatives.”
AAE, General Manager Monterey Regional Airport
“I really, really enjoyed reading your Word product. I appreciate the fact that it was direct, it was constructive, and . . . it wasn’t finger-pointing, it was just . . . the facts. And I think that the money was well spent.”
Salt Lake City Council Meeting
“Thank you so much for this training. This was the best PIO training I’ve ever received.”
S-403 Information Officer class participant
“I really want to express my appreciation for this work that’s been done in a collaborative way in which the study was put together. . . . I’ve seen a number of studies start in the fire department and this is the first one I can remember that has actually been fully completed and brought to the council, and it was done in a very thorough fashion. This is the best assemblage of comprehensive information about the fire department today, as well as what our needs might be in the future, that I have seen. So thanks to everyone. Thank you, Stewart, for giving us our money’s worth on our consultant contract with you.”
City Manager City of San Luis Obispo
