City Officially Names No. 1 & 2 Sunday, 11 May 2008 Allentown Fire Chief Bob Scheirer and Deputy Chief of Operations Robert D. Kudlak Jr. were sworn in Thursday in a ceremony at the Hibernia Fire Station. Scheirer’s promotion had been approved by City Council last month. He chose Kudlak, former captain of the fire marshals, for the deputy chief position. That promotion was announced at the ceremony. Scheirer, 47, is a third-generation firefighter who has four brothers within the ranks. His father and grandfather also were fire officials. He joined the department in 1991. In 2000, he was promoted to fire marshal and in 2005 was named captain of fire marshals. He became captain of public affairs in 2006 and deputy chief last year. Kudlak joined the department in 1986. He was promoted to the position of fire marshal in 2005, and last year was elevated to the position of captain of public affairs. Earlier this year, he was promoted to captain of fire marshals. Kudlak will work as second-in-command of the fire department, directly under Scheirer. He will supervise and evaluate assistant chiefs, battalion chiefs, captains, lieutenants, fire marshals and firefighters assigned to the division as well as be responsible for all personnel and apparatus assigned to the department. He is a second-generation Allentown firefighter. His father, Robert Sr., retired in 1996 after serving the city for 27 years. Copyright © 2008, The Morning Call Add Comment (0)

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