JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will announce the new Chief of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department on Monday at 4 p.m.
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Action News Jax told you last Monday that the City of Jacksonville had narrowed down the candidates for the next chief to five finalists.
We told you earlier this month that 17 candidates were in the running to replace current Chief Keith Powers, who will be stepping down at the end of the month.
Powers’ last day is Monday, and the city’s goal was to have a new chief in place by Tuesday.
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Here are the five finalists for the role:
- Damien Bell
- Jacob Blanton
- Percy Golden
- Darin Hooten
- Willie King
Here are the other candidates among the original 17 announced who were not chosen:
- Aaron Bebernitz
- James Davis
- Renaldo Horn
- Bryon Iveson
- Benjamin Kodatt
- Christopher McKeown
- Eric Mitchell
- Timothy Nguyen
- Michael Pluhacek
- Paul Rigdon
- Steven Serrato
- Todd Smith
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Originally, Phil Perry with the City of Jacksonville said that another 12 were deemed ineligible, for a total of 29 applicants.
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