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Fire chief outlines ISO downgrade risk, training shortfalls and a 3-step plan; council sends proposal for a training battalion chief to finance committee
Summary
Stafford’s fire chief told the council on March 19 that an ISO review recommended regression to Class 2 because of personnel and training shortfalls, and he asked the council to consider a dedicated battalion chief for training as the final step in a three-part plan to preserve a Class 1 rating.
The Stafford Fire Department presented the results of its 2024 Insurance Services Office (ISO) evaluation to the City Council on March 19 and outlined a plan intended to preserve the department’s Class 1 rating.
Fire leadership said the department scored 86.29 out of a possible 106.5 points on ISO’s grading rubric and that ISO had recommended a regression to Class 2 pending corrective steps. Chief Richard DeCamillo (presenting) identified the primary deficits as company-personnel credit (available staffed responders) and training documentation and delivery. "Training in the blue box is where we need to pick up points," he told council, explaining budget cuts during and after the pandemic reduced training allocations and that ISO credits had been lost for both documented company…
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