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Salisbury reorganizes fire leadership roles, names battalion chiefs for emergency management and safety; Chief Parnell honored for 40 years

2563617 · January 21, 2025
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City manager and Fire Chief Bob Parnell announced reclassification of two fire-department positions into battalion chiefs — one focused on emergency management and one on safety and training — and the council and staff honored Chief Parnell’s 40 years of service.

City Manager Jim Green and Fire Chief Bob Parnell on Jan. 21 outlined personnel changes in the Salisbury Fire Department that will reclassify two existing positions to battalion chiefs: one charged with emergency management and one focused on safety and training.

Chief Parnell said the change uses a currently vacant division-chief slot and an existing staff-captain slot to create the two battalion-chief positions, putting the roles “in line with other officers in the fire department…

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