Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has chosen a third generation Chicago firefighter to be the city's new fire commissioner.
Daley on Wednesday named Robert Hoff to replace John Brooks, who resigned after published reports that a sexual harassment complaint against him was allegedly swept under the rug.
In making the announcement, Daley called the 54-year-old Hoff an "excellent administrator and a great leader."
Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 president Tom Ryan says Hoff is a highly trained, highly decorated firefighter who has the respect of the rank-and-file because of his experience and leadership qualities.
When Hoff was five years old, his battalion chief father, 44-year-old Thomas Hoff, died during a building collapse on Chicago's South Side.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
Daley on Wednesday named Robert Hoff to replace John Brooks, who resigned after published reports that a sexual harassment complaint against him was allegedly swept under the rug.
In making the announcement, Daley called the 54-year-old Hoff an "excellent administrator and a great leader."
Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 president Tom Ryan says Hoff is a highly trained, highly decorated firefighter who has the respect of the rank-and-file because of his experience and leadership qualities.
When Hoff was five years old, his battalion chief father, 44-year-old Thomas Hoff, died during a building collapse on Chicago's South Side.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
