Lynn fire chief appointed to selective state board

LYNN — Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer is one of just four Massachusetts fire chiefs that will sit on a state board responsible for appointing the state fire marshal and reviewing the department's annual budget.

Archer has been appointed to the Massachusetts Fire Service Commission, an eight-member board that consists of the secretary of public safety and security (ex-officio) and seven appointed members, including four fire chiefs, one captain, one firefighter, and one member of the insurance industry.