HOLLISTER FIRE CHIEF TO RETIRE 12/19/12 7:30a DMF

HOLLISTER FIRE CHIEF FRED CHESIRE IS SET TO RETIRE IN APRIL. CHESIRE WAS SUBJECT TO THE FIRE UNION’S NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE EARLIER THIS YEAR. CITY OFFICIALS DISCUSSED CHESIRE’S PENDING RETIREMENT AT A COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY. 51 YEAR OLD CHESIRE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT BACK IN 1989 AND WHEN HE RETIRES WILL HAVE SPENT FIRE YEARS ON THE JOB AS LEADER OF THE HOLLISTER FIRE DEPARTMENT.