The board of the Greater Eagle Fire Protection District terminated its jailed Chief Kurt Vogel on Thursday.
Vogel was arrested last month on charges he stole more than $120,000 from his former fire department in Sterling. Vogel, who was hired by the Eagle district in April, was placed on unpaid leave following his Aug. 11 arrest. After a meeting in executive session to discuss the chief’s status with the district’s attorney, board members announced they had terminated Vogel’s contract.
Citing his unavailability and inability to perform his duties as chief, the district board voted to terminate Vogel.
“We need to have a fully functional chief who is available to go in the direction the citizens and the board would like to go,” said board member Kraige Kinney.