WAITSBURG—The Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District 2 Commissioners met on October 13 for a regular meeting at the Waitsburg Fire Station.

Interim fire chief Colter Mohney asked that a vote regarding a policy update to reflect the statewide vaccination mandates be held either at the meeting or within the next couple of days following the meeting.

The mandate, Proclamation 21-14.1, announced on August 20, requires all health care providers, including licensed health care providers and all employees, contractors, and volunteers who work in a health care setting, to be fully vaccinated agains...