Aurora Metropolis Supervisor Jim Twombly has chosen a brand new chief to steer Aurora Hearth Rescue, with the appointment pending affirmation by metropolis council.
Alec Oughton, who’s the hearth chief of Henrico, County, Va., a suburb of Richmond, has been chosen out of 4 finalists, in response to a information launch.
Oughton made it by way of a two-day, in-person finalist interview course of with group members, metropolis council members and metropolis administration in early January, the town stated in a information launch.
Welcome, Chief Alec Oughton! Pending Metropolis Council affirmation Jan. 30, Oughton will lead @AuroraFireDpt starting in March. He’s transferring to Aurora from the Henrico County, Va., Division of Hearth. Be taught extra at https://t.co/B5JwCfIulJ. pic.twitter.com/yNagyuk9Xj
— Metropolis of Aurora, CO (@AuroraGov) January 23, 2023
“Chief Oughton brings a wealth of expertise from a equally sized division, and a equally sized and numerous portion of the Higher Richmond, Va., space,” Twombly stated within the Monday launch. “I discovered his engagement with Aurora group members, council members and me to be genuine and real, and I consider he’ll garner the assist of our devoted fireplace personnel and the Aurora group. He’s dedicated to our ongoing public security adjustments and can add a brand new perspective to our work.”
If metropolis council confirms the choice at its common assembly on Monday, Oughton is scheduled to begin at Aurora Hearth Rescue on March 13, pending finalization of an employment settlement, the discharge stated.
“I’m humbled to have been chosen to serve the town of Aurora as your fireplace chief. The pool of candidates was outstanding, and each introduced important expertise, nice concepts, and their coronary heart for service to the method,” Oughton stated within the launch. “I fell in love with this space in 2007, when using by way of it as a part of a pediatric most cancers analysis fundraiser. It’s a stunning space with wonderful folks, and I’ve felt a powerful pull towards this group since. I really sit up for connecting with, and caring for, Aurora’s residents and Aurora’s firefighters.”
The opposite finalists had been Richard Davis, assistant chief of the Austin, Texas, Hearth Division; Allen Robnett, interim fireplace chief of Aurora Hearth Rescue; and Froilan “Pepper” Valdez, fireplace chief of the Billings, Mont., Hearth Division.
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