ENTERPRISE, Ore. — Enterprise Fire Chief Paul Karvoski uses the term “totally insane” to describe proposed federal regulations for fire departments, search and rescue units and other emergency responders.
Wes Morgan’s preferred adjectives are “devastating” and “scary.”
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