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👨🚒 New Chief Introduced: Alex Kukulus, a retired Deputy Chief from Reno, is officially welcomed as Niceville’s next fire chief.
🔥 Leadership Transition: Kukulus will take over from longtime Fire Chief Tommy Mayville during a ceremony on July 11.
🍻 Community Farewell: Mayville, who served 43 years, invites residents to a retirement celebration on July 16 at 3rd Planet Brewing.
Niceville welcomed its incoming fire chief at its regular city council meeting on July 8.
City Manager David Deitch called New Fire Chief Alex Kukulus to the podium for a few words.
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“I just wanted to say thank you to all of you, especially the manager for placing his trust in me. He’s already been keeping me busy,” Kukulus said, “Long story short, I grew up in a small town. I worked my way through the fire service. When I retired as the deputy chief out Reno, Nevada, at a large organization about 11 stations. And I’m happy and nostalgic to go back to a small town and a small fire department where we all know each other. It is a family. Just like Chief Mayville and his son here, my kids grew up on the back of a fire truck as well. So we’re all excited, and I look forward to getting to know the rest of the community and hearing what all their needs are, and hopefully carrying the torch forward.”
Kukulus, a veteran of the Reno Fire Department in Nevada will replace outgoing chief Tommy Mayville at a change of command ceremony on July 11 at 10:00 at Niceville’s Firehouse on Partin Drive.
He retied as a Deputy Chief three years ago and relocated his family to Navarre.
Mayville served in the Niceville Fire Department for 43 years.
Chief Mayville has invited everyone in the city to a retirement party at 3rd Planet Brewing on July 16, starting at 6 PM.
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