Fire Chief Dennis Wolf provides updated status of new Lakeland Fire Department

By Natalie Pilgrim, Daily Memphian Updated: September 23, 2018 4:00 AM CT | Published: September 21, 2018 5:02 PM CT

Dennis Wolf, Lakeland’s future fire chief, expects the suburb’s new fire department will begin answering calls in July, 2019, becoming the last government entity in Shelby County to operate its own fire service. Wolf, former fire chief in Germantown, provided insight on the new department for officials and residents at a Lakeland Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Sept.18.

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Natalie Pilgrim is a Memphis native and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She is a digital producer for The Daily Memphian.

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