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Easton fire marshal details school outreach, inspections and local project reviews
Summary
Fire Marshal Schuyler Sherwood reported school outreach, an early‑April target for EMS building occupancy, pending development plan reviews and a submitted 2026–27 marshal budget with a 3.14% increase.
Fire Marshal Schuyler Sherwood presented his February report to the Board on outreach, inspections and local development reviews at the Feb. 11 meeting.
Sherwood said a 5th grader, Jacob Santana, is a finalist from Fairfield County in the Fire Prevention Poster Contest and will proceed to state judging. He described recent outreach work — including a multi‑day program for sixth‑ through eighth‑graders at Helen Keller School — and said the office is increasing reminders about heater safety and the importance of working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Sherwood said he is working on expanding social media outreach.
Sherwood said he submitted his 2026–27 Fire Marshal budget and that he and Commissioner Katz met with the First Selectman on Feb. 7; he recorded an overall 3.14% increase that includes a 2% raise and a $750 increase in materials and supplies. He said online burning permits remain a work in progress.
On development reviews, Sherwood reported Plum Tree had been revised to about 20 townhouses and that the marshal’s office is awaiting plans. He said Rising Sky School, located behind the firehouse, was approved with access concerns addressed and that he was attending a zoning meeting for Saddle Ridge to ensure water‑supply requirements are met; for Saddle Ridge he said the department requires a 20,000‑gallon underground tank.
Sherwood reviewed code inspections and plan reviews: the EMS building is sheet‑rocked, above‑ceiling inspections are complete and the fire alarm is mostly installed; he does not expect occupancy until April. He said the cabinet shop project is in interior work stages and that the Aspetuck Land Trust building requires a stair replacement to meet egress code. Public school inspections were scheduled for Feb. 17 and 19.
Sherwood added that he will attend a two‑day fire code seminar April 9–10 in Waterbury to review upcoming code changes, listed no events or investigations, noted no staff changes and reported that the department's information management system is progressing well.
