Darryl W. Samuels Sr., becomes the interim City of Jackson Fire Chief, following the retirement of Max Stewart, Friday.

Jackson mayor Jerry Gist appointed Samuels Sr., leaving the hiring of a permanent fire chief to Jackson’s new mayor, who takes office July 1, 2019.

Samuels Sr., who joined the Jackson Fire Department in 1975, served on the operations side of the fire department for more than 19 years.

He retired in 2002 as director of the city’s Central Dispatch.

He was rehired in 2009 as a consultant for the Fire Department and Central Dispatch.

Samuels, who assumes the interim fire chief position Sept. 1, has certifications with the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials (APCO) and Public Safety Telecommunicators (PST).

He has been an APCO PST instructor, and he is past board chair of the Madison County Emergency Communications District and has held memberships with APCO, Tennessee Emergency Numbers Association (TENA), and National Emergency Numbers Association (NENA).

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(PHOTO: Darryl W. Samuels, Sr)