Former Davenport Fire Chief Lynn Washburn is a finalist to lead the Ames (Iowa) Fire Department. The announcement came less than two hours after the latest court hearing over her employment dispute with Davenport ended. Washburn, who was fired in 2017, is one of two finalists for the fire chief position. She is scheduled to give a public presentation there early next week. Ames spokeswoman Susan Gwiasda declined to answer whether the city was aware of Washburn’s ongoing legal battle in Davenport. But she said the candidates for fire chief “have gone through the civil service process” and “the only thing that can be considered in that process is what’s on the (employment) application.”