From staff reports
A parade honoring former Oil City Fire Department Chief Mark Hicks and Captain Dennis Alcorn was held Sunday along Seneca Street in Oil City.
The noontime parade celebrated Hicks and Alcorn’s recent retirement from the fire department. The parade included about 10 vehicles from Oil City fire department, Oil City police department, Oil City public works, Franklin fire department, and Seneca volunteer fire department.
Hicks has been Oil City’s fire chief for the past four years and served with the department for 23 years.
Alcorn served with the Oil City fire department for 25 years.
Both announced their retirements at Oil City Council’s meeting on April 8. Derek Long is now Oil City’s interim chief after formerly serving as a captain with the department.
