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Former Hollister fire chief Jonathan Goulding named Vallejo fire chief
Jonathan Goulding, the former fire chief of Hollister, took over Monday as the new chief of the Vallejo Fire Department. Goulding brings more than 25 years of fire service experience to Vallejo, including extensive leadership experience in emergency operations, training, fire prevention and administration, City Manager Harry Black said in a press release.  Goulding is […] The post Former Hollister fire chief Jonathan Goulding named Vallejo fire chief appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Former Hollister fire chief Jonathan Goulding named Vallejo fire chief, Jonathan Goulding, the former fire chief of Hollister, took over Monday as the new chief of the Vallejo Fire Department. Goulding brings more than 25 years of fire service experience to Vallejo, including extensive leadership experience in emergency operations, training, fire prevention and administration, City Manager Harry Black said in a press release. Goulding is […] The post Former Hollister fire chief Jonathan Goulding named Vallejo fire chief appeared first on Local News Matters .
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