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Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

Steve Abbott retired as the North County Fire Protection District fire chief at the end of July, and he is now the fire consultant for San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission.

Abbott replaces former NCFPD deputy fire chief Ed Sprague as LAFCO’s fire consultant. Sprague, who has been an instructor in the Fire Technology department of Palomar College, has been promoted to department chair and resigned as LAFCO’s consultant due to his additional Palomar College duties.

“I’m certainly looking forward to the new challenge and opportuniti...