La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam is getting ready for his next assignment–in sunny Arizona.
Gilliam, who will be on La Crosse Talk PM at 5 p.m. Wednesday, told WIZM that he’ll become the chief of the Avondale, Ari., fire department in the Phoenix area next month.
He said the step up to a larger department is bittersweet, because he feels much has been accomplished during his five years in La Crosse.
“We’ve made a lot of inroads on everything from health and wellness to enhanced firefighter safety and firefighter education certifications,” Gilliam said. “We’ve made some major benchmarks. Beyond that, certainly the relationships we’ve developed with the Town of Medary, Town of Onalaska, Town of Holland and Village of Holmen.”