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Select board appoints retired firefighter Art Whipple as deputy emergency management director
5474515 · July 24, 2025
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The select board moved and approved the appointment of Art Whipple as deputy emergency management director; Whipple is a retired firefighter with radio communications experience and will assist in mitigation‑plan work and emergency coordination.
The Swansea Select Board voted to appoint Art Whipple as deputy emergency management director at its July 23 meeting.
Whipple, who said he retired from the fire department two to three years ago and lives on South Winchester Street, told the board he has extensive emergency‑services experience and can assist with radio communications…
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