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Training division, fire marshal and emergency management give monthly updates; NFPA physicals scheduled
Summary
Deputy Chief Coppola described extensive training using vacant buildings, First Due software onboarding and scheduled NFPA physicals; Fire Marshal Troy Donahue gave inspection and plan-review numbers; emergency management discussed outreach and Everbridge signups.
Deputy Chief Coppola told commissioners on March 18 that the training division used vacant structures for hands-on evolutions, completed companywide First Due records-management training and continues technical rescue and aerial-operator training.
Coppola said Recruit Academy Class 76 is scheduled for August 2025, with an estimated per-member academy cost of about $8,285. He described recent training in structural ventilation, hose-line deployment, ladder operations and technical rope rescue; the rescue team’s rope training was used in a real-world recovery from the Norwalk River last week, he said.
Coppola also outlined the annual NFPA physical schedule: blood draws begin March 31 and the occupational-physical exams will be conducted by Hartford HealthCare occupational medicine about two weeks later. The physical includes blood work, vision, hearing and spirometry; members over 40 receive PSA testing and baseline chest x-rays were completed for all members last year with the next cycle due in five years.
Fire Marshal Troy Donahue reported 73 total inspections in February (an increase of 36 from January), 38 plan reviews and seven investigations (six fires and one code-related matter). Liquor-license inspections were consistent with January; the office collected related fees. Donahue said the office conducted 256 apartment-unit inspections across five multifamily sites that month.
Michelle Deluca, emergency management, said recent outreach included public education at an early-childhood event, producing multilingual FEMA materials using AI assistance and plans to push Everbridge emergency-notification signups ahead of hurricane season. She said regional and state committees are monitoring potential FEMA guidance changes and planning for seasonal hazards.
The commission also received one letter from Tracy Evans of Connecticut Developmental Services thanking Station 1 crews for assistance in medical calls.
