Homer’s new fire chief is looking forward to heading up “the community’s fire department,” as he called it in an interview Friday with Homer News. Confirmed by the Homer City Council during their Oct. 13 meeting, Daniel Jager officially started his new position at the Homer Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, Oct. 20.

“It’s been going great,” he said. “I’ve been learning more about the department staff — both the career staff and the volunteers — and seeing how the department runs, how the community layout is, and interacting with the different city departments and groups in Homer.

“It’s been a steep learning curve, coming from out of Homer, but everyone has been super helpful and accommodating — I really appreciate that.”

Jager takes the helm from former HVFD Fire Chief Mark Kirko, wh

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