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Firefighter who battled COVID on front lines says he lost career for refusing vaccine: 'I'm on team Jesus'
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Scott Carlson, a firefighter with the Redmond Fire Department, was terminated after his religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate was revoked. Carlson stated that he and other firefighters at the department lost their positions following the revocation of their exemptions. The Redmond Fire Department implemented a vaccine mandate that resulted in the termination of firefighters whose religious exemption requests were denied.
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