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Chief warns town’s fire, police facilities are unusable and staffing is at risk
Summary
Town public-safety leadership told the council that the main public-safety station was deemed unlivable after an engineering review, firefighters are temporarily displaced and EMS coverage is operating from Swannanoa; staff urged immediate interim facilities, said FEMA review is pending and warned the staffing shortfall threatens response capability.
The Town of Black Mountain’s public-safety chief told council members April 13 that the town’s primary emergency-services station has been deemed unlivable and firefighters have been displaced, creating immediate operational and safety concerns.
“Our main station has been deemed unlivable and our firefighters have been displaced,” said Chief Red (speaker 12), reporting that personnel are currently housed in a nearby parsonage and that EMS coverage has been placed in Swannanoa, which he said has increased response times. He told the council that evidence and ammunition storage pose special security needs that complicate temporary housing and that an engineer’s report has been resubmitted to…
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