LAKE DILLON — Lake Dillon fire chief Dave Parmley plans to retire by midyear in 2015 after 36 years in the Summit County fire service.
Parmley made his announcement early to provide the Lake Dillon Fire Protection District board with adequate lead time for seeking his replacement and to establish a timetable that will allow for transition to the new chief.
“It has been an honor — as well as personally and professionally gratifying — to serve as the fire chief for both entities during a time period of significant changes, growth in the county and transition from a volunteer staff to a full career department,” Parmley said in a statement.
Parmley’s career began in 1979 as a volunteer firefighter with Keystone Resort. After asking to be involved with the formation of the Snake River Fire Protection District in 1981, he served as the district’s fire chief for 24 years, continuing in that position when it joined the Lake Dillon Fire Protection District in 2005.
