Fire Chief Hills Plans to Retire in March
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Fire Chief Peter R. Hills, the county’s top fire official since 1998, will retire in March, county officials announced Wednesday.
The fire chief, who came to the county from a similar position in Loma Linda, has overseen a department with 916 employees, 232 firefighters and 67 fire stations, in addition to county hazardous-materials units and its Office of Emergency Services.
The county has not announced whether it will install an interim or permanent replacement when Hills leaves.
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