C-Falls fire chief terminated
HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 15 years, 10 months AGO
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HEIDI DESCH
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at hdesch@dailyinterlake.com or 406-758-4421. | June 25, 2009 11:00 PM
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at hdesch@dailyinterlake.com or 406-758-4421. | June 25, 2009 11:00 PM
Columbia Falls Fire Department Chief Bob Webber has been fired.
City Manager Bill Shaw confirmed Tuesday that Webber's "employment was terminated."
Shaw said he was unable to comment further on the matter.
Webber was hired in 2005 and started with the city in April. Prior to that he was the battalion chief for the El Segundo, Calif., fire department.
A message left for Webber was not returned.
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