Rolling Meadows announces next fire chief

The Rolling Meadows Fire Department announced this week the promotion of its new chief starting next month.

Current Deputy Chief Jeff Moxley will take over for Chief Terry Valentino when the latter retires March 13, and current Battalion Chief Rick Acosta will be promoted to deputy chief.

Valentino has spent more than four decades in fire service, including the last six years in Rolling Meadows. Before that, he spent 33 years in Arlington Heights and two years in Schaumburg. He was hired as deputy chief in Rolling Meadows in 2014 and promoted to chief in 2017.