Warrenton firefighters have a change of heart over vaccine mandate

October 15, 2021 00:01:38
Warrenton firefighters have a change of heart over vaccine mandate
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Warrenton firefighters have a change of heart over vaccine mandate

Oct 15 2021 | 00:01:38

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Volunteer firefighters in Warrenton have had a change of heart. A month ago, city officials feared that most of them would resign rather than be forced to get vaccinated. Today the situation is very different. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports: [Scroll down to listen] The city of Warrenton has 20 volunteer firefighters, three paid staff, and one of the largest land areas of any municipality in Oregon. Many of those volunteers were unhappy about the vaccine mandate and Mayor Henry Balensifer thought he might end up with a total of three firefighters: “If this were to come to pass it would...

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