Eugene
Eugene Springfield Fire swears in new deputy chief of EMS
Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire announced the swearing-in of Markus Lay as the department’s new Deputy Chief of EMS.
Lay has served the department for many years in various roles, including Lieutenant, Captain, Training Chief, and Operations Battalion Chief.
He brings extensive experience, a strong commitment to service, and a sense of humor to the management team.
His appointment follows the retirement of Deputy Chief Chris Heppel. During the ceremony, Lay’s youngest daughter had the honor of pinning on his badge.
ESF extended gratitude to leaders from the cities of Eugene and Springfield, colleagues from other departments, and family members who attended the ceremony to celebrate the occasion.
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Man became upset that the mother of two he was seeing ‘was not foIIowing his reIationship ruIes and was also invoIved with other men and their reIationship was not excIusive’ before he Iured her to a ruraI area where he kiIIed her, then spread her remains across several areas: DA
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