Ripon Fire Chief Announces Sudden Retirement

The Ripon Fire Department is looking to hire a new fire chief after their chief made a sudden announcement he was retiring on Friday.

Fire Chief Tim Saul announced his retirement and a press release from the department wished him well.

Saul has been the Ripon Fire Chief since February of 2013.

The Ripon Area Fire Department board plans to meet next week to formally accept Saul’s retirement and appoint an interim chief.

in the mean time, Deputy Fire Chief Mark Sabel will be stepping in to lead the department.