LAFD veteran to head emergency services
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will announce today that longtime Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. James Featherstone will take over as general manager of the Emergency Preparedness Department. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.
Featherstone takes over from Ellis Stanley, who announced his retirement this week and is expected to get a four-month, $60,000 consulting contract to help the new manager transition into the job.
Featherstone already has experience. He is a captain in the LAFD's tactical training division and he was the assistant general manager of the Emergency Preparedness Department from January through July 2006.

Los Angeles Daily News City Hall reporter 

Leave a comment