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Pittsburgh fire Chief Darryl Jones to retire in wake of internal bureau review

Pittsburgh’s longtime fire chief, Darryl Jones, who was put on administrative leave in June with little explanation, will step down in September. The move comes “following a review of the financial, operational and administrative management of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire,” Mayor Corey O’Connor announced Wednesday afternoon in a prepared

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