After going to one of the meetings the company that was looking to hire the new Fire Chief for the city of Wilmington. It was a big waste of our tax payers money.Another one of those "Cheat im" studies. What some of the city firefighters want is a professor for a fire chief.All those degrees don't put out fires and run a department.We have people in the Wilmington Fire department that are very capable of running that department, but a few of the association members don't think they so. Ask the association members why they are losing members,because a few are making them all look like fools. If my house catches on fire I had much rather have someone that has been through the ranks than someone that has been to college all their lives.