DAVID DOWNEY IS THE NEW HEAD OF THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS NAMED INTERIM CHIEF TUESDAY BY MAYOR RICHARD BERRY…REPLACING THE RETIRING JAMES BREEN. THE MAYOR SAYS THE PROCESS NOW BEGINS TO NAME A PERMANENT CHIEF. DOWNEY IS CURRENTLY DEPUTY CHIEF, AND HAS BEEN WITH THE ABQ FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 20 YEARS. HIS ANNUAL SALARY WILL BE 121-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
