Who will be the next Springfield fire chief? Union contract, city code, previous applicants offer hints

With Fire Chief Allen Reyne’s surprise announcement that he will retire on Dec. 1, attention now turns to who Mayor Jim Langfelder may pick to replace him.It is not yet known who may apply for the position. But the pool of prospective candidates already has been whittled down — foremost by a clause in the city’s contract with the firefighters’ union requiring that the mayor choose the chief from the current ranks.Furthermore, the chief (and other […]