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    Tucson Fire Chief Jim Critchley

    • Dec 31, 2015
    • Dec 31, 2015 Updated Dec 7, 2017
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    Tucson Fire Chief Jim Critchley talks about 60 retirements from the department. (Video by reporter Carmen Duarte/Arizona Daily Star)

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