{"id":2447,"date":"2026-06-04T23:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:37:08","slug":"new-assistant-chief-battalion-chief-named-by-knightdale-fire-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2447","title":{"rendered":"New assistant chief, battalion chief named by Knightdale Fire Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 The Knightdale Fire Department has made two leadership promotions, town officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2445\">Wake Forest SWAT team wins state competition, advances to nationals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>William Boggs, a 32-year veteran firefighter who has served as Knightdale\u2019s battalion chief since 2020, was named assistant fire chief, according to Town of Knightdale officials.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img alt=\"Knightdale Fire Department Battalion Chief William Boggs has been promoted to assistant fire chief. (Town of Knightdale)\" class=\"wp-image-3044506\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 269px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/boggs-william-battalion-chief-4173_crop_1780441240.jpg?w=269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/boggs-william-battalion-chief-4173_crop_1780441240.jpg?resize=269,248 269w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/boggs-william-battalion-chief-4173_crop_1780441240.jpg?resize=50,46 50w\" style=\"width:287px;height:auto\" width=\"269\"\/><figcaption>William Boggs (Town of Knightdale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to town officials, Boggs will oversee the department\u2019s administrative and support services functions.<\/p>\n<p>Town officials said Capt. Mark Guy, a 20-year veteran firefighter who has been a member of the Knightdale Firefighter since 2013, was named battalion chief.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2442\">Spurs know they have to be better in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and Knicks feel the same way<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img alt=\"Knightdale Fire Department Capt. Mark Guy has been promoted to battalion chief. (Town of Knightdale)\" class=\"wp-image-3044507\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 270px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/guy-mark-captain-4362_crop_1780441242.jpg?w=270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/guy-mark-captain-4362_crop_1780441242.jpg?resize=270,260 270w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/guy-mark-captain-4362_crop_1780441242.jpg?resize=50,48 50w\" style=\"width:294px;height:auto\" width=\"270\"\/><figcaption>Mark Guy (Town of Knightdale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guy will be the B Shift battalion chief and be responsible for overseeing shift operations, according to town officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese promotions reflect the strength of our organization and the caliber of leaders who serve our department and community,\u201d Knightdale Mayor Jessica Day said in a statement. \u201cBoth Chief Boggs and Chief Guy have earned the respect of their peers through years of dedicated service, continuous professional development, and unwavering commitment to our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2440\">New York City is in a Knicks frenzy for its beloved team\u2019s 1st NBA Finals in 27 years<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking for more positive news in your day? Check out The Bright Side \u2600\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Knightdale Fire Department has made two leadership promotions, town officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New assistant chief, battalion chief named by Knightdale Fire Department - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2447\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New assistant chief, battalion chief named by Knightdale Fire Department - 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