Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone talks about taking her personal life off the back burner

Outgoing Chief Sara Boone sat down with The Story’s Pat Dooris for an exit interview of sorts, reflecting on the weight of responsibility, race and her retirement.

PORTLAND, Ore. — In June, Portland’s first ever Black fire chief, Sara Boone, publicly announced her impending retirement. Boone said she’s shy when it comes to the press and tries to avoid reporters when she can. But recently she agreed to sit down with The Story’s Pat Dooris for a kind of “exit interview” about her career and the decision to retire.

Boone and Dooris sat down at Portland Fire & Rescue Station 1 in downtown Portland. She admitted

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