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PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Port Orange terminated its fire chief on Thursday, Mayor Don Burnette confirmed to Channel 9.
The city placed Chief Ken Fustin on paid leave last week.
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The mayor said that stemmed from Fustin getting into an argument with Volusia County Public Protection Director Joe Pozzo.
The specifics of the argument are not known yet.
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Deputy Chief Joe Wulfing will fill in as the interim chief.
Fustin had been with the city since 2016.
.@cityportorange Fire Chief Ken Fustin on administrative leave because of an incident Tuesday with County Public Protection Director Joe Pozzo. .@PortOrangeMayor confirms the chief was put on leave Wednesday morning.
— Mike Springer WFTV (@mspringerwftv) April 9, 2021
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