FALL RIVER — The City Council approved the appointment of Jeffrey Bacon as the new head of the Fall River Fire Department on Tuesday. 

 

He is the city’s youngest fire chief in recent memory at age 47. The department has cycled through chiefs every few years recently, but Bacon said he’s in it for the long haul and eager to begin making meaningful cultural changes to the department he’s served in since November 2002.

 

Bacon will take on the job Feb. 11, a day after current Fire Chief Roger St. Martin retires. 

 

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Jo C. Goode

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