Swearing in of new members of the Jacksonville, Oregon Fire and Emergency Services Department, Sept 7, 2010At the September 7 City Council meeting, Mayor Bruce Garrett officially swore in Chris Arnold as Jacksonville’s new part time Administrative Fire Chief.

Arnold’s first official duty was to swear-in Chris Moore as a full-time Captain. Moore had worked on a part time basis for one year before the full time promotion. Next, Arnold swore-in two newly-hired firefighters – Robert Pierce, who was hired September 1st as a full- time firefighter and Alex Cummings, who is filling a vacancy as part-time firefighter.

Pictured here outside City Hall: Operations Chief Hull, Firefighter Robert Pierce, Firefighter Chris Moore, Firefighter Alex Cummings and Fire Chief Arnold.