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The gardener: Ogden Fire Chief Mike Mathieu speaks about four-plus decades of first responder service, leadership
OGDEN — Mike Mathieu has been a paramedic, a firefighter and — since 1995 — he's served as chief of the Ogden City Fire Department. But on the eve of his retirement, Mathieu told the Standard-Examiner he sees his leadership role in a different frame. "I'm kind of like a gardener," he said. "Plant some seeds, throw out some water, put out some fertilizer, pull a few weeds every once in a while and let the garden grow so people can admire it. What I mean by that is provide an environment for people that have self-initiative, that want to be successful, that want to work hard and ...
