An open house and award presentation will be held today celebrating the retirement of Indianola Fire Chief Greg Chia.

Chief Chia started as a firefighter in 1985 with the Des Moines Fire Department. Over his 30 years in Des Moines, he worked his way up the ranks as lieutenant, captain, district chief, assistant fire chief and chief officer before becoming Indianola’s fire chief in May 2015.

An open house will be from 2-6pm, with the award presentation at 4pm, with Chief Chia’s last call being tomorrow at 4pm.