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Hartford Fire Department cites smoking and aging housing stock in recent structure-fire trends; cadet, training and apparatus plans reported
Summary
Chief Barco told the committee that recent structure-fire investigations most commonly find improperly discarded smoking materials and aging wiring; the department described training, cadet and apparatus-replacement plans and said many firehouses are about 76–78 years old.
Hartford Fire Department Chief Barco told the Quality of Life and Public Safety Committee on March 13 that recent structure-fire investigations frequently point to smoking materials and aging wiring as common causes and outlined training, cadet recruitment and apparatus plans.
Why it matters: The department’s findings indicate recurring risk factors in older housing stock and point to opportunities for targeted education and prevention, while staffing, equipment and capital needs shape the department’s multi-year plans.
Barco said the fire department’s reaccreditation process is under way with a peer-team site visit planned for April and that the department is pursuing an Assistance to Firefighters…
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