Excerpts from the journal-topics.com:
After 32 years of service with Buffalo Grove, Deputy Fire Chief Bill Wagner will retire July 2 and be replaced by Larry Kane, who comes from the Glenview Fire Dept.
Wagner was appointed deputy chief in Buffalo Grove in 2015 and is currently the chairperson of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 1 OPGS Committee, which has a regional influence on mutual aid operations in the fire service.
Prior to his service to Buffalo Grove, Wagner worked for the Franklin Park and Pleasantview fire departments until he was hired by the village on Aug. 13, 1990.
After an application and assessment process, Kane has been chosen to be the next deputy chief in Buffalo Grove, effective June 20. Kane comes from the Glenview Fire Dept. where he served for 21 years, most recently as a battalion chief. His other previous professional experiences include two years as the fire chief for the Harvard Fire Protection District and 15 years of fire service instruction at McHenry Community College.
In addition, he served for three years as a police officer in Mount Prospect and six years in the United States Army. Kane holds a master’s degree in Public Safety Administration from Lewis University.
#1 by crabbymilton on June 21, 2022 - 6:16 AM
Perhaps nobody wanted the job. Give the guy a chance first but sure, it does make sense to promote within but then again, regardless of what they do, someone won’t like it.
#2 by Retired FF on June 18, 2022 - 5:07 PM
I believe most Lake County departments still promote from within.
#3 by Chuck on June 17, 2022 - 9:46 PM
Does nobody promote from within anymore? Is this the new fire service, laced with job hopping out of towners that have no clue about a department, its people and its culture and just willing to whore themselves out to do the bidding of the politicians that hire them?