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New Chief Selected to Head Calif. Fire Department

June 09--MODESTO -- A new chief for the Modesto Regional Fire Authority has been chosen and should be announced after clearing a background check, board members said. The authority's previous chiefs, Mike Kraus and Gary Hinshaw, came from two of its partner agencies -- Modesto and Stanislaus County, respectively. The third, Salida, produced Dale Skiles, Hinshaw's No. 2, who became acting chief two weeks ago, but he won't get the top job, some board members said. "Dale is a phenomenal asset...

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New Chief Selected to Head Calif. Fire Department

A new chief for the Modesto Regional Fire Authority has been chosen and should be announced after clearing a background check.

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