Ramie Reader will be confirmed as the new chief of the Essex Fire Department this Monday. Reader, formerly the department's deputy chief, was promoted by the Board of Fire Engineers two weeks ago to active fire chief. He will be officially confirmed to his new position by selectmen when they meet Monday. Reader told the Times he's still getting acquainted with a his new set of responsibilities, and has yet to consider any changes he'd like to see at the department. "It's all very new," Reader said. "The past two weeks have been good though." Reader has been working his way up the chain of command at the Essex Fire Department since 1983. Prior to his role as deputy chief, he served as captain and lieutenant. On top of serving the Fire Department, Reader is an electrician who runs his own company, Reader Electrical. Reader's promotion comes in wake of Chief Dan Doucette's retirement.