The council approved Wallin as chief on a recommendation from City Manager Dan Mahli, who described the council's decision Monday as "a big win for Moorhead."
The hiring process comes at what appears to be an unstable time for the fire department, which stems back to Rich Duysen's decision to step down in 2021, and more recently involves an email sent from several firefighters expressing dissatisfaction with the department's leadership.
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