Joseph Herr, 55, of Ellicott City, head of Howard County’s Department of Fire and Rescue Services, is retiring March 1, after serving as fire chief since December 2000.

He began his career as a firefighter in 1971 with the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department and served with the District of Columbia’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department for 26 years.

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