Huntley Fire Chief Scott Ravagnie is retiring

Huntley Fire Chief Scott Ravagnie is retiring almost 33 years to the day he started at the department part-time.

Huntley officials shared the news of his retirement at the recent State of Huntley address.

Ravagnie’s walk-out ceremony is scheduled for May 23. He began part-time at the department on June 1, 1992, and will celebrate 30 years at full-time in early April. Ravagnie was named chief of the Huntley Fire Protection District in 2017.

A successor has not yet been named. But Ravagnie said he expects one of the deputy chiefs to be promoted.

The fire district has two deputy chiefs, according to its website: John Levendoski and Dan Wagner.

In retirement, Ravagnie plans to help his wife, Sherry, with her Kona Ice business, in addition to traveling and spending time with family.