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Fire Chief Tom Carr
to Retire
Named City of Charleston (SC)
Fire Chief

Thomas West Carr, Jr, age 54, has been named Fire Chief, City of Charleston (SC) Department. Chief Tom Carr, who has over 32 years of fire and rescue experience and began his public safety career in Montgomery County in 1978 as a paramedic/fire fighter and has risen through the ranks to become Montgomery County’s first Fire Chief. He had previously volunteered for several years at a local rescue squad prior to his employment. He has served as the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) as Fire Chief since January 2005. He is expected to retire from Montgomery County in the near future.<more>


 Interim Fire Chief Named
Nationwide Search to Choose Permanent Fire Chief

County Executive Isiah Leggett has selected Division Chief Richard Bowers as Interim Fire Chief effective November 1, 2008. County Fire Chief Tom Carr recently announced that he will retire and has accepted a job as Fire Chief in the City of Charleston, South Carolina. Chief Carr will retire from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service at the end of October 2008.

The permanent Fire Chief will be selected through a national search process. In the meantime Chief Carr and Chief Bower’s will work on the transition.


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Last edited: 10/22/2008