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Hartford Fire Department reports reaccreditation recommendation, steady April response performance
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Fire Chief Barco told the Quality of Life & Public Safety Committee the department was recommended for reaccreditation, installed smoke detectors and car seats, and met its first‑engine response target about 73% of the time in April.
The Hartford Fire Department was recommended for reaccreditation after a peer review visit and reported routine operational statistics for April at the Quality of Life & Public Safety Committee meeting on May 8.
Chief Barco, Hartford Fire Department, told the committee a peer reaccreditation team visited city facilities April 27–30 and recommended Hartford for reaccreditation. "There's only 3 fire departments in the state of Connecticut that's class 1 and, accredited, and Hartford is 1 of them," Barco said. The department expects final…
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