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          By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The board of the Central Coast Fire & Rescue District has issued a strong statement of support for its chief after receiving an investigator’s report about an on-duty dispute during a July 2 traffic accident involving his wife. The board’s statement also admonished a small group of residents using social media “indulging in inflammatory,    
    
        
     
 
             
                            
















