ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — A search will soon begin for a permanent chief of the Ithaca Fire Department. 

Recently on Ithaca’s Morning News, Mayor Laura Lewis told us that while the search hasn’t begun yet, IFD is in good hands.

Tom Parsons retired as IFD chief last August. Meantime, the city also seeks a permanent chief of police. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Mayor Lewis on Ithaca’s Morning News