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Fire leadership warns staffing, fleet and station closures raise safety risks for Torrington's East Side
Summary
Fire department leaders told the board that reduced staffing, aging apparatus and the closure of nearby volunteer stations increase the probability of worse outcomes in the Torrington Ford section; chiefs said legal and environmental reviews are underway for a potential station property.
Battalion-level fire officers told the Torrington Board of Public Safety that staffing shortfalls, aging vehicles and the closure of nearby volunteer stations are increasing risk for the city's East Side (the Torrington Ford section), and urged faster action while legal and environmental reviews proceed on a potential station property.
A battalion chief said the department lacks enough on-duty personnel to form a rapid intervention team — a crew trained and designated to rescue a downed firefighter on the initial attack — and described injuries and difficult…
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