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Regional fire training tower dedicated on Service Road
• Named after retiring Fire Chief Kevin Wise
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Modesto Fire Chief Kevin Wise speaks at the July 30 dedication of the new $1.19 million four-story fire training tower at the Service Road fire station in Ceres. At left is Modesto Deputy Fire Chief Darin Jesberg, who will be in charge of the facility, and in the middle is Assistant Chief Andrew Hunter. - photo by Jeff Benziger
A new $1.19 million four-story tower at the Service Road fire station in Ceres for training firefighters throughout Stanislaus County was dedicated last week. The ceremony included a surprise for retiring Modesto Fire Chief Kevin Wise when it was announced that the center will be named in his honor.