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Geneva residents invited to meet incoming fire Chief Deputy Chief
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at August seventeenth swearing in ceremony. Written by Joey Weslow,
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This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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to you by Everlett. The City of Geneva is officially
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swearing and incoming Fire Chief Matt Lowe's and Deputy Chief
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Steve Hernandez on August seventeenth. The public is invited to
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attend and meet the new leaders of the Geneva Fire Department.
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An open house runs from five to six thirty PM.
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Both Lowe's and Hernandez will be sworn in during that
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evening's city council meeting. Los was appointed in May to
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succeed retiring Fire Chief Mike Antenor. Antenor is a twenty
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seven year veteran of the fire department who was appointed
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to the role of chief in twenty sixteen. Low's previously
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served as a firefighter and lieutenant for the department after
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serving with South Elgin. In twenty twenty three, Lows was
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named deputy Chief. Lows's leadership in the department has been
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critical in putting forth progressive improvements that have shaped operational
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quality and staff efficiency, the department said in a release.
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Hernandez brings more than twenty five years of emergency services
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experience to the role. Hernandez previously served as the fire
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chief at FERMI National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. Hernandez oversaw
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fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency management, and organizational preparedness
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for one of the nation's premier research facilities, the department
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said in the release. Hernandez has been a Geneva resident
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for more than two decades. He has served as a
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paid on call firefighter with the department since twenty seventeen.
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He also served as a paramedic and supported the department's
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fire prevention and investigation units. Throughout his career, he has
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focused on leadership development, firefighter wellness, emergency preparedness, and the
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advancement of the fire service profession, the department said in
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the release. Together, Low's and Hernandez will oversee a department
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of twenty one full time firefighters and paramedics, eight contract
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firefighters and paramedics, and more than thirty five paid on
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call firefighters. Low's was appointed by Mayor Kevin Burns and
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approved by city council in May
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Geneva residents invited to meet incoming fire Chief Deputy Chief
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at August seventeenth swearing in ceremony. Written by Joey Weslow,
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This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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to you by Everlett. The City of Geneva is officially
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swearing and incoming Fire Chief Matt Lowe's and Deputy Chief
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Steve Hernandez on August seventeenth. The public is invited to
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attend and meet the new leaders of the Geneva Fire Department.
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An open house runs from five to six thirty PM.
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Both Lowe's and Hernandez will be sworn in during that
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evening's city council meeting. Los was appointed in May to
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succeed retiring Fire Chief Mike Antenor. Antenor is a twenty
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seven year veteran of the fire department who was appointed
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to the role of chief in twenty sixteen. Low's previously
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served as a firefighter and lieutenant for the department after
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serving with South Elgin. In twenty twenty three, Lows was
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named deputy Chief. Lows's leadership in the department has been
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critical in putting forth progressive improvements that have shaped operational
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quality and staff efficiency, the department said in a release.
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Hernandez brings more than twenty five years of emergency services
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experience to the role. Hernandez previously served as the fire
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chief at FERMI National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. Hernandez oversaw
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fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency management, and organizational preparedness
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for one of the nation's premier research facilities, the department
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said in the release. Hernandez has been a Geneva resident
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for more than two decades. He has served as a
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paid on call firefighter with the department since twenty seventeen.
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He also served as a paramedic and supported the department's
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fire prevention and investigation units. Throughout his career, he has
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focused on leadership development, firefighter wellness, emergency preparedness, and the
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advancement of the fire service profession, the department said in
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the release. Together, Low's and Hernandez will oversee a department
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of twenty one full time firefighters and paramedics, eight contract
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firefighters and paramedics, and more than thirty five paid on
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call firefighters. Low's was appointed by Mayor Kevin Burns and
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approved by city council in May
