by Evelyn Pyburn
State Fire Marshall, Keith Kober
A 35-year veteran of the Lockwood Fire Department, Keith Kober, has been named as a Deputy State Fire Marshall. In assuming the new job, Kober will be retiring from his position as Captain at the Lockwood Fire Department sometime in January.
Kober made the announcement at the Lockwood Fire Board meeting last Wednesday. Kober said it was a difficult decision to make because he will miss being part of the local fire department but it is an opportunity that would be hard to pass up.
Lockwood Fire Chief John Staley congratulated Kober saying that hiring Kober was a good choice on the part of Dirk Johnson, Montana State Fire Marshal. “It’s a testament to his career,” said Staley, who also noted that it is a credit to Lockwood that when it came to finding a high-caliber person, they came to Lockwood Fire Department.
As a fire marshal, Kober will serve a six-county area surrounding Yellowstone County. His duties will include providing fire prevention and investigation services to schools, city police departments and other state and federal agencies. He will assist with the adoption of fire safety regulations, inspection of public buildings, establishment and promotion of fire prevention programs, certification of local inspection programs, and investigation of fires to determine cause and origin. He will also manage and maintain the records of all fires that occur within in the area he serves.
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