Fire Chief

After the retirement of Chief Solberg, the City of Casper Fire-EMS Department is currently accepting applications for a new Fire Chief.

The Mills Town Council has hired Dave North effective immediately as the emergency services manager and fire chief, according to a news release from the council on Monday morning. North will oversee the administrative functions, personnel management, equipment maintenance and coordination with other Natrona County emergency service providers, the council said...

The Town of Mills said the resignation will not affect firefighting services.

The hiring of Casper Fire-EMS Chief Tom Solberg is among several high-profile replacements of city staff.

Tom Solberg, 59, started as a paramedic firefighter at age 19 at Lee Summit, Mo.

Napier also declined comment on whether other employees were being investigated or disciplined.

The Cole Creek Fire back in October of 2015, generated a lot of controversy,

He is survived by his wife and three children.

The probe is beginning almost six months after city officials learned of an email sent by the fire chief asking an investigator to delete the "bad parts" of video of the blaze.

The lengthy process to find Casper’s next fire chief will begin immediately.