PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria Firefighter is once again helping the department make history.
Chief Shawn Sollberger says in a news release that Lore Baxter has been promoted to Division Chief of Operations.
Baxter is already the department’s highest ranking officer, having started more than 24 years ago as a firefighter, working her way up to her new title.
Baxter was the first female representative on the Executive Board of Firefighters Local 50.
“We are excited to welcome Division Chief Lore Baxter to the Peoria Fire Department command staff,” said Sollberger, in the news release. “Her hard work and dedication to the Peoria community over the course of her career will continue to be felt in her new role.”
