MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minneapolis Fire Chief is leaving his job to be fire chief in the city of Baltimore.
Chief Jim Clack was the commander who oversaw the rescue operation in the immediate aftermath of the Interstate 35-W bridge collapse. Mayor R.T. Rybak praised his "calm, collected leadership."
Clack took over the Minneapolis Fire Department in February 2007 and had been interim chief for 10 months before that. He took over after the troubled tenure of Bonnie Bleskachek, who was reassigned following an investigation that showed her tenure was marked by intimate relationships with other female firefighters.
Clack has served a total of 22 years in the Minneapolis Fire Department.
He said the new opportunity is too good to pass up.
Clack is replacing Fire Chief William Goodwin, who resigned in November. Goodwin served in the department for 32 years.
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When is Salisbury going to get a real fire chief. I know three clowns that can be replaced.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the Salisbury Fire Department does anyone know the status of that firefighter that got suspended for being drunk and making racist comments to employees of a local convenience store? Has he been fired yet?
ReplyDeleteHe is back at work, like nothing ever happened. Must be nice.
ReplyDeleteBack at work?? He should have been fired. Wasn't there a bunch of people on here making comments about there being no racist people at the fire department? What happened to that?
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