FORMER CHIEF OF THE HOLLISTER FIRE DEPARTMENT FRED CHESHIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY CAPTAIN MIKE O’CONNOR. O’CONNOR IS A FORMER FIRE MARSHAL AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TALKS WITH SAN BENITO COUNTY OVER A COOPERATIVE SERVICE CONTRACT. CHESIRE’S LAST OFFICIAL DAY WAS FRIDAY, O’CONNOR WORKED ALONGSIDE HIM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.