Michael Painter named Missoula fire chief

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Dec 22, 2008 at 7:58 PM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 22, 2008 at 7:58 PM MDT

MISSOULA - Missoula Fire Department veteran Michael Painter will be Missoula's new fire chief.

Mayor John Engen and Chief Administrative Officer Bruce Bender made the announcement Monday. Painter has been assistant chief for the past five years and began as a Missoula firefighter in 1980. He served as a fire captain for four years before becoming assistant chief.

He will take over as chief on Jan. 1, with the retirement of Chief Tom Steenberg. Painter is a Sentinel High School graduate who studied fire science at the Missoula College of Technology and business administration at the University of Montana.

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