...the fire department. The company secures homes by boarding windows and doors after they are damaged in a fire.Acting Fire Chief Mike Rogers and Deputy City Administrator Bill Shanahan are also looking into allegations Tommy Willis is using his...

...concerned Monday that city officials would not address issues of "leadership" that extend beyond the chief, including Acting Fire Chief Mike Rogers.Rogers added Monday that the chief never gave his brother permission to run 1-800-BoardUp."To...

...broken protocols appear to have resulted in a firefighter being left alone in a burning house and injured.Named acting fire chief Tuesday, Chris James has taken action on at least one of the issues.The department has adopted a new policy regarding...

Taking hold of a department fraught with problems, acting Fire Chief Chris James says the department has issues that must be addressed but believes none will affect the city's fire protection...

...Fire Department. The conference will take place at City Administrator Fred Russell's office at 530 Greene St. Acting Fire Chief Chris James said officials will discuss findings into a battalion chief's 1-800 Board Up side business, the...

...decide how to discipline him for using a city computer to send and receive pornography, officials said Thursday.Acting Fire Chief Chris James said that in the next three days, the human resources, fire and administrative departments will look...

...restructured the fire department.After the workshop, Dep uty City Administrator Bill Shanahan described efforts he and Acting Fire Chief Chris James are making toward restructuring the department.Without decreasing the level of fire protection, Shan...

...four until the city invites finalists to Augusta for interviews.One of the four wouldn't have to travel far. Acting Fire Chief Chris James confirmed that he remains in the running for the job.James has said it's been an uphill struggle...

...hospitalized for heart problems. Russell said the department's chief training officer, Chris James, will be the acting fire chief. The city will undertake a nationwide search for a permanent chief, Russell said, but "it's going to take me...

...to review the Augusta Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual to identify proper disciplinary action. Shanahan and Acting Fire Chief Chris James said they are now working to ensure similar violations don't happen in the future as the department...