Gary Bernard, one of three deputy chiefs who rotated leadership duties in the Peoria Fire-Medical Department after the former chief was forced out, has landed the job permanently. Bernard ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Fire Department’s Division Chief of Operations has retired after 27 years with the department. Chief Lore Baxter’s last day with the department was Friday ...

city officials intend to hire someone from within the East Peoria Fire Department to be its next chief. Chief William Darin, who came to East Peoria from the Batavia Fire Department in 2009 ...

PHOENIX — The city of Peoria announced Monday it has selected Gary Bernard as the new fire-medical department chief. Bernard served as deputy chief of the department for the last seven years.