By Patric Hedlund, TME

A hasty press conference in Bakersfield on Friday, Dec. 21 confirmed that Kern County Fire Chief Brian Marshall has submitted a letter to the Kern County Board of Supervisors to say he will be retiring from KCFD in January 2019 after 32 years of service to the county.

Outgoing California Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown appointed Marshall to serve as the state’s Chief of Fire and Rescue in the Governor’s Office of…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Kern County Fire Chief Brian Marshall was a frequent visitor to the Mountain Communities during his 7 years as chief and 32 years with the KCFD.

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