Wendell Phillips, 30, 811 Morgan Drive, has been hired to fill in at the Marion fire department during vacations, Police and Fire Commissioner Bob Yearack said Thursday. Phillips was in the employment pool. Yearack said Phillips would work three or four weeks until Assistant Fire Chief Jack Whiting recovers after re-injuring his left foot. Phillips is married and has two children.

(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )