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 mari_18cf
 
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							| San Francisco Fire Department Assistant Deputy Chief Dale Carnes 
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							| San Francisco Fire
Department Assistant Deputy Chief Dale Carnes 
 I dont get this sentence pretty well.. is it "the assistant of the second in command official in a fire department " or the second in command official is the assistant himself" ? 
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 douglas
 
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							| It appears that he is the assistant to the deputy (the deputy is under the Chief-and most likely his second in command).   So, as you said,  this person is apparently the assistant to the second in command. |  17 Dec 2013     
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| Douglas �s answer sounds right to me.   Bruce |  17 Dec 2013     
					
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