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Selectboard approves take-home command vehicle for deputy fire chief to speed incident command
Summary
The Selectboard approved a request allowing Deputy Chief Anthony Barton to use the Skowhegan Fire Department command vehicle as a take-home vehicle to improve response and incident command during off-duty calls; the board discussed operational readiness, mutual aid, fuel costs and extending the policy to police deputies (police decision deferred).
Fire Chief Ryan Johnston asked the Selectboard to permit Deputy Chief Anthony Barton to take the Skowhegan Fire Department C2 command vehicle home to improve operational readiness and shorten response times. “Having DC Barton take this vehicle home is actually relatively important to how we operate,” Johnston said, explaining that Barton lives closer to likely call areas and can arrive faster to assume incident command when the…
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