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Upper Pine fire chief named president of national association
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Peers say Bruce Evans’ focus is on lifting others By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Monday, April 19, 2021 5:33 AM
Upper Pine fire chief named president of national association Bruce Evans, chief of Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, in his office Thursday in Bayfield. Evans became president of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians this year. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Bruce Evans, Bayfield’s fire chief, planned to go into forestry until a car crash on his college campus in Iowa changed the course of his career.