BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- The mayor of Bellingham has announced who will be running the city's fire department after the current chief retires.
Mayor Kelli Linville has picked Assistant Fire Chief Roger Christensen as interim chief of the Bellingham Fire Department.
He will take the role starting October 12, when Fire Chief Bill Boyd retires, until a permanent replacement is found.
Mayor Kelli Linville has picked Assistant Fire Chief Roger Christensen as interim chief of the Bellingham Fire Department.
He will take the role starting October 12, when Fire Chief Bill Boyd retires, until a permanent replacement is found.
Christensen is a 23-year employee of the Bellingham Fire Department. Mayor Linville also says she hopes to have a new police chief on board when the current head of that department leaves at the end of the year.
Linville was considering hiring a single public safety director to lead both the police and fire departments.
She now says she's determined that it is best for Bellingham to continue to have separate chiefs.
