The Tillamook Fire District has settled a lawsuit filed by two former firefighters for $300,000.

The two ex-employees, Kyle Adams and Kris Davis, sued the district last year — alleging they were forced to resign after they raised concerns about the fire chief and he retaliated against them.

Adams and Davis had hoped to get their jobs back through a legal battle. Instead, they each received $150,000 as part of a settlement approved in June. It left the duo with mixed feelings.

“We weren’t out for money,” Davis said in a recent interview.

Their complaints against Jeff McBrayer, the fire chief from August 2023 to April 2024, focused on his use of a district vehicle, absences, purchases on a government credit card and statements to the media.

A report issued by the fire board cleared

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