DC Fire Chief Dennis Rubin tells friends he is moving on. Last day is January 2 as new administration takes over.

STATter911.com’s coverage of DC Fire & EMS Department Chief Dennis Rubin   

Both WTOP Radio and The Washington Post are reporting that DC Fire & EMS Department Chief Dennis Rubin will be leaving his post with the arrival of a new mayor and his administration. The announcement is a not a surprise, but it is the first official word from Chief Rubin.     

Rubin took over the department in April, 2007.     

From WTOP Radio’s Neal Augenstein:    

D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin is telling friends he won’t be returning as chief under presumed D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, WTOP has learned.       

Sources say Rubin intends to stay until the end of his contract, on Jan. 2.     

Rubin does not have a full-time job waiting for him, and plans to teach and lecture.     

From The Washington Post’s Nikita Stewart:     

Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin announced his resignation this week by sending a mass email saying that he will be working as consultant and will leave his post effective Jan. 2, 2011, when the “new Administration takes over.”     

He attached an electronic business card that listed his job as: “Instructor.”     

From: Rubin, Dennis (FEMS) [mailto:Dennis.Rubin@dc.gov] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 2:37 PM
To:
Subject: Contact Information For Dennis Rubin

  

Hello Everyone: 

Attached is my new contact information. Please start using this information immediately. I will be leaving the District of Columbia Fire Department effective January 2, 2011 as the new Administration takes over. My current plan is to provide consultant services until I find a full time position that is a good fit for me. I wanted everyone to know how to maintain contact with me and thank everyone for their support during the last four years. What a great opportunity that Mayor Fenty has provided and I will leave this great City without regret. 

Sincerely,     

 

 

 

Dennis Rubin