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Fire Chief Emeritus Matt Jimenez Leads Hayward After Rose’s Retirement
Frank Rose retires after 29 years with Hayward Fire Department, where he cooked for 9 men and mentored younger staff. He began in 1944 with just six men, one station, and fought major fires like Penneys on Foothill and a fatal B Street blaze in 1949. Rose, 55, recalls long shifts, modest pay, and the department’s growth to 12 men across six stations. He remains active in firefighting associations and plans a farewell reception at the Hayward Elks Club.
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Hayward
Frank Rose
Matt Jimenez
Rose
Jimenes
AMX
Jimenez
Dave la Barr
Joanne St
Betty
Hayward High School
Hunt's Foods
Army Engineering Corps
Harry Schilling
Rosé
Civil Service
Schirling
Castro Street
Penney’s
Foothill Boulevard
B Street
Main Street
Lst
Penney's
Harder Road
Mission Blvd
Tennyson Road
Paselh Rose
Aviary
Alameda
Witthe
Alameda Fire Department
Iow
San Jose Fire Department
J.D. Burke
Ron Wright