Retired Clackamas Fire chief hired in Hillsboro
Fred Charlton takes city s division training position, which is currently subject of complaint
Fred Charlton, who was the chief of the Clackamas Fire District until his May 1 retirement, is Hillsboro Fire s new division chief of training.
Charlton s new position in Hillsboro is one subject of a retaliation and discrimination complaint against the city and two other top Hillsboro Fire officials by two current employees, who had applied for the role but weren t hired, according to the complaint.
Clackamas Fire s leadership was criticized for its handling of the Riverside Fire last September, which burned nearly 150,000 acres in the Clackamas River basin and came within a half-mile of Estacada s commercial core.