Scott Barthelmass has settled in as chief of the Eureka Fire Protection District.

Retired Festus Fire Department Chief Charles Cayce died Jan. 17. He was 81 and lived in Festus.

Festus Fire Chief Travis Wood was fired Monday, Aug. 29, after just more than five months in the job, city officials reported.

Kevin Cremer, who has served as the Festus fire chief as a volunteer since 2016, no longer will receive a small stipend, but instead will soon…