D.C. Fire Chief Plans to Step Down in January

Oct. 22, 2010
With a new administration set to take over, Chief Dennis Rubin sent a mass e-mail yesterday announcing he will vacate the position on Jan. 2.
D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin plans to step down at the beginning of 2011, according to The Washington Post.

With a new administration set to take over after Mayor Adrian Fenty was defeated in the city's Democratic primary last month, Rubin sent a mass e-mail yesterday announcing he will vacate the position on Jan. 2.

"My current plan is to provide consultant services until I find a full time position that is a good fit for me," he said in the e-mail. "What a great opportunity that Mayor Fenty has provided and I will leave this great city without regret."

Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray -- who won the nomination --is expected to win next month's general election and will likely announce a transition team and national searches for other cabinet members next week, according to the report.

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