PIGEON FORGE â Fire Chief Tony Watson has returned to duty after serving a three-day, unpaid suspension for driving to the scene of a fire hours after having a mixed drink, in violation of city policy.
In an interview with The Mountain Press, Watson acknowledged that heâd had a single, regular-sized margarita at about 7:45 p.m. July 5, while he was at a restaurant with a guest.
The day had served as a holiday for Watson, because the Fourth of July fell on a Sunday. Watson said he was in bed shortly after 9 p.m. that day. Watson is an early riser, and following gastric bypass surgery several years ago he gets up before dawn to work out before going to work.
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IDAHO FALLS The Idaho Falls Fire Department announced that one of the department’s chief fire officers recently graduated from the four-year Executive Fire Officer Program. Paul Radford, who was also recently promoted to deputy chief of administration, attended a remote graduation ceremony earlier this week.
“Chief Radford’s selection into the program is significant because the program is highly competitive, and only administrative level chiefs are accepted,” explains Fire Chief Duane Nelson. “The fact that Paul was working on his EFO while taking on additional departmental responsibilities and in the midst of a global pandemic speaks volumes of his commitment to this department and our community,” adds Nelson.