East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief Gordon Pomeroy is retiring after eight years of serving as fire chief.
Pomeroy is slated to retire at the end of the year, but fire commissioners could extend that deadline if a new chief hasn’t been selected, according to Bill Beezley, public information officer for East Jefferson Fire-Rescue (EJFR).
Friday was the deadline on the first round of applications for the position of fire chief. The department has received 22 applications, Beezley said.
The department will begin screening applicants starting next week, he added.
Pomeroy joined the department in May 2008 as head of the EJFR EMS Critical Care Transportation Division.