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Escondido Promotes New Fire Chief
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 13, 8:34 AM PDT
updated Oct 15, 3:52 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by The Coast News and KGTV, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Escondido has named and promoted a new fire chief as Santa Ana winds and wildfire insurance concerns loom over the city, KGTV and The Coast News reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 15, 5:01 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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Official Confirmation
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