Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff says he’s retiring.  Neff broke the news at Monday’s (9/16) Oskaloosa City Council meeting.  He says he’ll be taking a job with the State Fire Marshal’s Office.  Neff says it feels like the right time to make a change.

“I saw this opportunity and it’s like ‘I need to try this.  I need to step away from this.’  We’ve had a heck of a good run, but I think it’s time to let somebody else….there are some other projects that are big enough.  I’m not going to be here long enough.  I want them to take the reigns.”

Neff has been Oskaloosa’s fire chief since 2008 and has been with the fire department for 24 years. His last day as Oskaloosa fire chief will be October 17.