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Gainesville Names Joseph W. Dixon Sr. As New Fire Chief
By Walter Harwood
January 26, 2021
Gainesville’s search for a new fire chief is over. The city on Tuesday named Joseph W. Dixon Sr. to serve as Gainesville Fire Rescue’s new chief.
Dixon, who holds a Master of Arts in Fire and Rescue from Waldorf College, most recently served as fire chief for Goldsboro, N.C., a city of about 35,000 people 50 miles southeast of Raleigh. He’s expected to start as Gainesville’s Fire Rescue chief on March 15.
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