Votes on St. Paul's fire chief roll in

Performance of a different sort is taking place within the St. Paul Fire department. Fire fighters in St. Paul are holding a vote on whether they approve of the performance the chief, Doug Holton.

After years of tension between the fire fighters and the chief, members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 21 in St. Paul will cast their symbolic votes on Wednesday morning.

Cathy Wurzer talked with the secretary for the fire fighter's union, Chris Parsons. Chief Holton was invited to be part of this discussion, but he declined to participate.

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