Bobbie Scopa has enjoyed a long career in firefighting, but her tenure as a Fire District 13 Commissioner could hardly have been shorter.

Scopa has reluctantly stepped down five months after being elected.

District 13 Commission Chairman Bruce Shellhamer read aloud during the three-member panel’s monthly hybrid meeting Friday morning an email from Scopa explaining her decision to resign.

Scopa cited what she termed unforeseen circumstances that have led her to move outside the fire district, whose coverage area is adjacent to the Town of La Conner.

Earlier this year Scopa logged in remote...