Central fire authority meets with questions, opposition

Newport Fire Chief Phil Paige explains during a Jan. 24 meeting of local fire department boards how the formation of the Central Coast Fire Authority would allow the Depoe Bay, Newport and Waldport fire departments to more efficiently use resources. Depoe Bay and Waldport firefighters support the formation of a fire authority. Newport career and volunteer firefighters voted to oppose the process. (Photo by Larry Coonrod)

NEWPORT - A plan to centralize some fire department operations between Depoe Bay, Newport and Waldport met with guarded enthusiasm and a lot of questions from the departments’ governing bodies last week.

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