The lingering issue of hiring a new paid fire chief in Lake Wylie grew heated at the firehouse Wednesday night with a makeshift public forum. The five-member Bethel Rural Fire Tax Board set up to oversee spending in the special tax district went behind closed doors to meet with the York County attorney as about 40 people awaited word on whether a new chief would be hired during the board meeting at Station 1 on Oakridge Road. The board came back into the public meeting only to say it was returning to a closed session to discuss an agreement with the county, and no hiring would be made Wednesday. The move prompted an outburst of questions from the gathered group, mostly Bethel Volunteer Fire Department volunteer firefighters and their families opposed to hiring a new paid chief.