Fire Chief Finalists

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Fire Chief Finalists

By KULR Staff

Story Published: Mar 26, 2008 at 7:13 AM MDT

Story Updated: Mar 26, 2008 at 7:13 AM MDT

BILLINGS - There are now four finalists for Billings fire chief and all will be interviewed this week.

They include interim chief John Staley, a 25 year veteran of the department. Staley has been acting chief since December.

Mike Bucy, the assistant chief of the Portage, Indiana fire department. Paul Dextras of Palm Coast, Florida. Dextras previously held fire chief jobs in Colorado and Utah. The fourth candidate is Mark English with the Cedar Rapids Iowa fire department.

The Billings Fire Department said goodbye to its leader, Fire Chief Marv Jochems when he announced he would retire December 31 after 35 years with the department, seven of which he was chief.

Since then, the fire department has been conducting a national search for a new chief.

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