(MIAMI, January 16, 2013) –Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez will hold a news conference to announce the retirement of Fire Chief William “Shorty” Bryson on Thursday, January 17, 2013, at 9:15 a.m., in the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street, 2nd Floor Media Room, Miami, FL 33128. Prior to joining the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department, Chief Bryson served in the City of Miami Fire Department for 35 years. Chief Bryson began his career there as a firefighter in 1975, and steadily rose through the ranks to the position of Fire Chief, which he held for nine years. Chief Bryson has been the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Chief since August 2011.