{"id":16111,"date":"2012-11-27T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T00:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=16111"},"modified":"2012-11-27T20:32:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T02:32:58","slug":"lehigh-acres-fire-dept-has-new-interim-fire-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/11\/lehigh-acres-fire-dept-has-new-interim-fire-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Acres Fire Dept
Has New Interim Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Battalion Chief John Wayne
as interim fire chief<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The newly elected fire board in its first meeting which lasted two and half hours came together this evening for their first meeting.<\/p>\n

The five members discussed a numerous of issues including reorganizing the board and district rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

The board also decided to vote in Battalion Chief John Wayne as interim fire chief.<\/p>\n

Wayne was taking care of the operations portion of the role with Assistant Chief Ken Bennett handling the administrative portion.<\/p>\n

Wayne will now occupy the position while the district begins its search for other potential candidates.<\/p>\n

He will receive a ten percent pay increase to make approximately $133,000, same as Adams did.<\/p>\n

Wayne will start his new position on December 10, 2012<\/p>\n

In other board news, Larry Becker was selected to serve as chair and Cathy Kruse as vice-chair. David Adams will remain as treasurer\/secretary.<\/p>\n

During the reports the union has received over $3000 in selling the \u201cpink\u201d shirts and the money is to be donated to local cancer program. Also the fire is donating $1000 to Lehigh Community Services to help with their toy drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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