fire chief

The man serving as the interim fire chief for the city of Jerome has been promoted to chief.

The Jerome Fire Chief Jeremy Presnell is on paid administrative leave. In the interim, Mike Harrison is leading the Jerome Fire Department. Williams could not confirm when or if Presnell will return.

The search for a new Twin Falls fire chief has been narrowed down to a Washington State man. The city of Twin Falls announced the city manager will recommend to the city council to appoint Les Kenworthy as the next head of the fire department

The city of Twin Falls is without a fire chief after the current one resigned. The city of Twin Falls announced Tuesday afternoon that Chief Tim Soule submitted his resignation.

The city of Jerome has picked a new deputy fire chief after the previous one took the top spot. City officials announced Mike Harrison will serve as the deputy now that Jeremy Presnell was sworn in as the fire chief.

Twin Falls City spokesperson Joshua Palmer confirmed to KMVT that Chief Tim Soule was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday.