News4 has learned D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is close to naming a permanent fire chief.
Eugene Jones has been acting as interim fire chief since embattled chief Kenneth Ellerbe stepped down last year.
At a recent oversight hearing of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department, union officials expressed concern that a lack of a permanent leader is creating problems with morale and making it difficult to move forward on new initiatives like rebuilding the dilapidated fleet or filling more than 100 vacancies.
Sources told News4 the announcement could come early next week.
