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Lake Wales proclaims retirement of Fire Chief Joe Jenkins after 35 years of service
Summary
The City Commission presented a proclamation recognizing Fire Chief Joe Jenkins for 35 years with the Lake Wales Fire Department and wished him well in retirement; Jenkins thanked the commission and family members present.
The City Commission presented a proclamation honoring Fire Chief Joe Jenkins for 35 years of service to the Lake Wales Fire Department. The proclamation recited Jenkins’s long family ties to the area, his hiring as a firefighter in 1990, promotions through the ranks and his appointment as fire chief in 2014, and praised his leadership during hurricanes and the pandemic.
"For 35 years of outstanding service and commitment," one commissioner said during the presentation. Chief Jenkins addressed the commission, thanked colleagues and family members in the audience and reflected on his career and gratitude for community support.
The commission observed the proclamation and Commissioners offered personal congratulations and best wishes for Jenkins’s retirement. The city manager and several commissioners highlighted Jenkins’s decades of public service during their remarks.
The presentation was ceremonial; there was no formal city policy action tied to the proclamation.
