Matlock fire district dismisses secretary, volunteers

Fire 12 continues to clean house, with new commissioners suspending district secretary Rachel Noga indefinitely at the May 29 special meeting and terminating 15 volunteers, including former commissioners Cinda Compton and Kelli Walsworth and former fire chief Bryan Walsworth at the May 31 special meeting.

The dismissed volunteers were all hired by the previous board prior to the May 17 disaster declaration, Commissioner Trina Young said in an email to the Journal.

On May 17, Fire 12 lost its insurance coverage due to mismanagement, according to its insurance broker, and Mason County declared t...