By Dena Wood
The Times
New Year Brings Changes to Fire District No. 2
Funding changes will allow longer-term budgeting for the first time
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Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District No. 2 Chief Jim Callahan says the only change citizens are likely to notice, following the annexation of the Waitsburg City Fire Department into the district, is a change in the decals on the fire and EMS apparatus'.
WAITSBURG – As of midnight, Dec. 31, the Waitsburg City Fire Department and the Waitsburg Ambulance Service ceased to exist. The services those entities provided are now covered by Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District No. 2.
On New Year's Day, The Times sat down with Chief Jim Callahan and his son, Assistant Chief Brian Callahan, to talk about the changes – or lack thereof – to expect in 2016.
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Jim, who has been either assistant fire chief or fire chief for all three fire entities for over 20 years, opened the conversation by offering a "short history" of the department.
"Wh...
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