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What does Camas really want from its fire chief?

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Today marks the third week since former Camas Fire Chief Leo Leon, a veteran of 38 years in the emergency services field, was unexpectedly fired by Mayor Paul Dennis.

And while Dennis, the city council, City Administrator Lloyd Halverson and the Camas Fire Department might be viewing Leon’s ouster as the price of progress, residents of Camas maybe ought to be asking a few questions. They should be wondering why their fire chief, a guy who most people thought was doing an admirable job in a truly pressure cooker position, was suddenly ousted against his will while offered nothing but a few trendy buzz words for the reasons he was canned.

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