Fire chief resigns

Iola Fire Chief Chase Waggoner resigned but did not discuss his reasons why. However, he's frequently clashed with city and county officials.

By

News

August 13, 2021 - 3:45 PM

Chase Waggoner is Iola’s new fire chief. His first few weeks have been spent getting to know the city and department. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register

Iola Fire Chief Chase Waggoner has resigned.

“It’s a good department with great guys,” Waggoner told the Register in a telephone interview. “It’s just sometimes a job is not a good fit for you.”

Waggoner’s brief tenure with the city included assorted dust-ups with city and county elected officials.

In April, Allen County commissioners grilled Waggoner about how the Harmony Health fire was handled, because Waggoner brought in Iola firefighters manning ambulance stations in Moran and Humboldt to help tackle the inferno, rather than calling in other personnel from surrounding departments.

Related
June 29, 2021
April 14, 2021
January 4, 2021
November 25, 2020