Fire-ology firegeezer on 26 Apr 2007 11:52 am
$92,500 consultant’s study goes into the round file
IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND THE FIRE CHIEF HAS DECIDED to ignore most of the recommendations for improving the fire department. Chief Edward McCarthy says they will not a) build a new station in an underserved area, b) relocate the fire prevention offices into an adequate facility, and will not schedule more time for training and pre-fire planning, even though the report says that “The work schedule during the day shift also devotes excessive time to cleaning the facility.”
