Sheldon, IA (KICD – – Sheldon’s new fire chief has appointed his first and second assistants. Brad Hindt served as first assistant chief for four years under Denny Kruger and was promoted to Chief after Kruger retired from the department last year.

2nd Assistant Scott Meinecke accepted Hindt’s offer to become 1st assistant, and Chuck Ball consented to become the 2nd assistant.
Meinecke has been on the fire department since 1996 and will be in charge of the department if Hindt is unavailable. Ball joined in 2006 and his new job will be to arrive ahead of the fire crew and decide where the equipment should be positioned when it arrives.

The appointments have been approved by the Sheldon City Council.