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Fire Chiefs, Labor Groups Back Bill to Centralize Technical‑Rescue Teams Under State Oversight
Summary
Officials from the Fire Chiefs Association, Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and the Technical Rescue Coordinating Council urged the joint committee to pass legislation that would standardize training, equipment and funding for regional technical‑rescue teams by bringing them under the Department of Fire Services.
Fire chiefs and firefighter representatives told the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on Oct. 11 that Massachusetts should centralize its regional technical‑rescue teams under the Department of Fire Services and a statewide council to standardize response, training and funding.
"This will not only help with coordination amongst those teams, it'll assist with training... and it will assist with compensation as well as equipment purchases," said Chief Chris Nardelli, speaking for the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts during testimony supporting the technical‑rescue bill (filed as House…
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