Updated: 1:18 PM EST Dec 23, 2020 WXII12.com Web Staff The city of Greensboro named a new fire chief Wednesday.Greensboro City Manager David Parrish announced Deputy Fire Chief Graham Jim Robinson III was selected to be the next chief. He will replace the current Chief Bobby Nugent, who is scheduled to retire Jan. 31.Click the video player above for more information about the new fire chief.Robinson III was chosen after a competitive national search, the city said.“It’s widely known the Greensboro Fire Department is recognized as one of the top departments in the nation,” Parrish said. “When looking for someone to lead our fire department, we wanted someone with extensive experience and a vision for the future. I am confident Jim Robinson is that person to lead our team. With Jim Robinson, we have someone who has 25 years of experience and he brings the level of professionalism and dedication to our community displayed by Chief Bobby Nugent.”Robin
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DALLAS â The three outgoing Dallas City councilors said their goodbyes on Dec. 7, the last Dallas City Councilâs meeting of 2020.
Council President Jennie Rummell, and councilors Kelly Gabliks and Terry Crawford terms will end Dec. 31. They will be replaced with new councilors Kim Fitzgerald, Rod Dunham and Kirsten Collins, who were elected to the council in Novemberâs general election.
âWe really appreciate your work. You spend years and years on this business, and you realize how complicated it is, and you have done a lot of good work for your citizens,â said Mayor Brian Dalton to open the Dec. 7 meeting. âI canât thank you enough. The whole community is thankful.â
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As the threat of wildfires has diminished with the onset of colder temperatures, a new threat looms for winter: house fires.
Ontario Fire Chief Terry Leighton said holidays are top of mind for him this time of year.
âThe first thing that comes to mind is Christmas trees and lights,â he said.
Leighton said the National Fire Academy is widely circulating a public safety message about how trees only take âa few seconds to take off.â
Two keys Leighton stresses for safe-keeping of indoor Christmas trees: âstay watered â donât let them get dry, and keep them away from heating appliances.â
SHOW LOW â Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District recently conducted a national recruitment for a new assistant chief.
Candidates applying for the position endured a testing process to ensure the district found the right person for the job.
Josh Livermore was the top candidate out of 19 applicants and accepted the offer to fill the position of assistant chief of operations for the fire district.
The position is charged with providing supervision and direction for three shift battalions, the Training Division and the EMS Division. The operations chief is responsible for the deployment of resources for emergency response every day.
Livermore has 20 years of fire service experience with the Bullhead City Fire District.