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Mount Vernon Fire Chief Bryce to Retire After More Than 35 Years; City Highlights Behavioral‑health Outreach Metrics

2994263 · April 15, 2025
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Fire Chief Bryce announced his retirement this month after a more-than-35-year career. City officials also cited recent metrics from the integrated outreach services team showing hundreds of field contacts and dozens of diversions from arrest.

Fire Chief Bryce announced he will retire this month after more than 35 years in the fire service, city presenters said, and the meeting highlighted recent activity by the integrated outreach services team that partners behavioral‑health specialists with law enforcement.

Bryce’s career includes roles as a fire chief in Oxnard, California, and as a division chief with the Orange County Fire Authority before he joined Mount Vernon in 2016. The presentation said he led the department’s transition to a fire‑based emergency medical…

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