A (FORMER) DEPUTY CHIEF OF the Newport Fire Protection District in Lake County, Illinois, was sentenced Friday to 30 months probation after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Joseph Hubbard, 53, had faced a maximum 5-year prison term before he came to a plea agreement. A family member found the offending pornography on his home computer and called police. He resigned his job after the investigation began in September.
Judge John Phillips ordered Hubbard to register as a sex offender and avoid any contact with children younger than 18. Judge Phillips also fined Joseph Hubbard $1,200 and ordered him not to use the Internet except for employment purposes.
The Chicago Daily Herald has the STORY.
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THE SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, CITY MANAGER is searching for a new fire chief to replace Chief Darryl Von Raesfeld who announced his retirement several months ago. The FD has 34 stations and 700 firefighters. Chief Von Raesfeld was earning $233,315 yr.
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ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, FIRE CHIEF JEROME W. SMITH announced that he will be retiring effective April 1. Chief Smith has worked for the AFD since 1967. The Baltimore Sun reports:
Smith, 66, an Annapolis native, became a volunteer firefighter in 1966 and served one year before joining the paid fire service. Promoted through the ranks, he was named acting chief in 2005 and confirmed by the city council in 2007. During his 43-year-tenure, he worked with the city’s Code Enforcement Division to write legislation on sprinklers and upgraded the emergency medical services. He also chaired the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Council, taught at the Anne Arundel County Fire Academy and worked as an assistant state fire marshal.
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HANNIBAL, MISSOURI, FIRE CHIEF TIM CARTER will be facing suspension and impeachment hearings at a City Council meeting on Tuesday night. And then a later date will be scheduled for a vote on whether he will keep his job. Carter has been on paid administrative leave since November, but he claims that he doesn’t know why. Neither he nor his attorney have seen the charges that are supposedly filed against him.
The Hannibal Courier-Post tries to explain it all HERE.
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