Salina City Manager&nbsp;Mike Schrage&nbsp;has&nbsp;appointed Rodney “Shane”&nbsp;Pearson&nbsp;as the&nbsp;Interim&nbsp;Fire&nbsp;Chief.&nbsp;The&nbsp;interim appointment is the result of&nbsp;Fire&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Anthony “Tony”&nbsp;Sneidar’s&nbsp;recent&nbsp;resignation.&nbsp;

“I wish Chief Sneidar well and I appreciate Deputy Chief Pearson’s willingness to serve as the Interim Chief.&nbsp;Serving as Deputy Chief since&nbsp;November&nbsp;2022,&nbsp;Chief Pearson&nbsp;will provide continuity&nbsp;and will build upon the initiatives started under Chief Sneidar’s leadership,” said Schrage.

Chief&nbsp;Pearson&nbsp;has&nbsp;worked for the&nbsp;Salina&nbsp;FireDepartment&nbsp;for a total of 23 years.&nbsp;Prior to his Deputy Chief role,&nbsp;he was the EMS Chief for almost 10 years,&nbsp;and previously served as Firefighter/EMT and&nbsp;Firefighter/Paramedic.&nbsp;He is the current Kansas State Firefighters Association President and serves on the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services.&nbsp;He will begin his interim role&nbsp;November&nbsp;1, 2024.

The City has begun&nbsp;accepting applications for the&nbsp;Fire Chief position.

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 </figure>SubmittedSalina City Manager&nbsp;Mike Schrage&nbsp;has&nbsp;appointed Rodney “Shane”&nbsp;Pearson&nbsp;as the&nbsp;Interim&nbsp;Fire&nbsp;Chief.&nbsp;The&nbsp;interim appointment is the result of&nbsp;Fire&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Anthony “Tony”&nbsp;Sneidar’s&nbsp;recent&nbsp;resignation.&nbsp;“I wish Chief Sneidar well and I appreciate Deputy Chief Pearson’s willingness to serve as the Interim Chief.&nbsp;Serving as Deputy Chief since&nbsp;November&nbsp;2022,&nbsp;Chief Pearson&nbsp;will provide continuity&nbsp;and will build upon the initiatives started under Chief Sneidar’s leadership,” said Schrage.Chief&nbsp;Pearson&nbsp;has&nbsp;worked for the&nbsp;Salina&nbsp;FireDepartment&nbsp;for a total of 23 years.&nbsp;Prior to his Deputy Chief role,&nbsp;he was the EMS Chief for almost 10 years,&nbsp;and previously served as Firefighter/EMT and&nbsp;Firefighter/Paramedic.&nbsp;He is the current Kansas State Firefighters Association President and serves on the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services.&nbsp;He will begin his interim role&nbsp;November&nbsp;1, 2024.The City has begun&nbsp;accepting applications for the&nbsp;Fire Chief position.

Salina City Manager appoints interim fire chief