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Hartford public-safety leaders report staffing, response and technology updates
Summary
Fire, police and 911 leaders briefed the council committee on recruit classes and turnout times, crime reductions and a planned CAD-to-CAD link with ambulance providers.
Councilman CJ Clark convened the Quality of Life & Public Safety Committee meeting and heard updates from Hartford Fire, Hartford Police and the city's emergency communications director on staffing, response data and new technology initiatives.
The presentations detailed ongoing recruitment and training, response-time initiatives and crime trends that city public-safety leaders said aim to improve outcomes for neighborhoods with the most calls.
Hartford Fire Chief Harpo said the department is in the middle of a recruit cycle: "Recruit class 30 is currently in process. It's in week 8. We have 12 more weeks to go. 27 recruits out of 30, we had 1 recruit, could not make it because of injury, and we had 2 recruits resign." He described work on radio upgrades and an extended-warranty review for portable and vehicle radios, and said the department is planning a new firehouse on Signia Homestead pending city approval and funding.
Chief Harpo also…
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