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WXXV News 25
July 20, 2021
The City of Biloxi has voted not to rehire Fire Chief Joe Boney who has been fire chief the past eight years.
Biloxi City Council members voted 4-3 Tuesday against keeping Joe Boney on the job. He has worked 37 years for the Biloxi Fire Department.
Boney announced July 6
th that he intended to resign at the end of the year. He said he had heard some council members did not intend to keep him as chief for this four-year term.
The city attorney says Boney can work up to 90 more days while the mayor finds a new nominee for fire chief.
WXXV News 25
July 8, 2021
A gas leak in Biloxi earlier today that caused over 50 Biloxi residents to flee their homes has been capped off.
Around 10 a.m. this morning Biloxi firefighters received a call of a gas leak at the intersection of Seal and Division.
When crews first arrived on scene, they discovered a large gas leak.
Biloxi firefighters blocked off areas surrounding the leak and went door to door urging residents to evacuate. Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney said, “We felt the need to evacuate some of the residents in roughly a quarter mile area. We called Coast Transit Authority to keep them out of the heat. We have a few with medical issues.”
WXXV News 25
July 6, 2021
Tonight, Chief Boney made his final decision and put those rumors to rest.
After 37 years serving with the Biloxi Fire Department, Fire Chief Joe Boney announces his retirement from the department.
During a Biloxi City Hall meeting, Chief Boney notified the public he submitted a letter of intent to retire, this before the council went into executive session to discuss personnel issues. “A lot of deliberation talking with my family and we chose this as the best course of action. I’m ready to move on.”
After days of rumors circulating that four Biloxi Council members were not going to reappoint Fire Chief Boney, he decided retiring was the best decision for him and his family. “If some of the council does not have faith in me, I don’t want to be where I don’t have that faith. I have to work on that. I have to have that.”
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