An eleven year veteran of the Sturgeon Bay fire department has been selected as assistant fire chief. Forty Two year old Tim Dietman was chosen out of a field of four candidates by the fire & police commission Monday evening. Dietman began his career as a part time firefighter in August of 2000 & reached full time status in May of 2004. He is currently president of the Sturgeon Bay professional firefighters union local 2682. Since a starting date of July 1st has already been approved for the position, the involvement of the city council will be related to the development of a benefit package.