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Brentwood Public Safety Commission reviews winter-storm response and department updates
Summary
The commission received winter-storm and departmental briefings: Public Works reported 1,100 crew miles clearing about 44 miles of snow, Fire reported promotions and a new engine expected in March, and Police reported a 25% year-over-year drop in retail theft and arrests in several recent cases.
The Brentwood Public Safety Commission heard department reports Jan. 28 on the city’s response to the Jan. 24–26 winter storm and routine public-safety operations.
Public Works Director Dan Gummersheimer told the commission crews drove a combined 1,100 miles during the storm and cleared about 44 miles of snow. Communications to residents used the city’s CodeRed system, social media and the city website, he said. Gummersheimer also reported an obsolete streetlight control cabinet on Manchester Road will cost about $10,500 to replace with a roughly five-month lead time for fabrication.
Fire Chief Ed Beirne said the department staffed a utility terrain vehicle to support ambulance service during the storm and responded to eight calls; staff reported no major incidents. Chief Beirne announced promotions effective Jan. 26 — Marcus Herman to assistant fire chief and Seth Carey to lieutenant — leaving two vacancies. The truck committee will inspect the 2026 Pierce fire engine in Appleton, Wisconsin, on Feb. 8; the department expects the truck to be placed into service the first week of March after dealer outfitting and equipment installation.
Chief Beirne also briefed the commission on a national reporting change: the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) is live in Missouri and the department’s transition has temporarily delayed monthly performance-measure reporting while vendor uploads complete.
Police Major Sullivan reported several recent criminal incidents, including a case at Mobile on the Run that injured two officers and an incident at the YMCA involving threats; suspects in both cases are in custody. The department also reported an instance of a cloned debit card used at Nordstrom and online threats to local students; arrests were made in those matters as well. Sullivan said retail theft remains the most common local crime but that the department recorded a 25% reduction from the prior year. The commission was told that Flock cameras and a dedicated parks and traffic detail coincided with a 25% increase in cited moving violations and warnings.
The commission received additional Public Works updates on a McKnight Road crosswalk pilot (equipment delivery expected Feb. 12, 2026), a pending solar-streetlight survey for two dead-end streets, and near-complete sidewalk cutting work in Brentwood Forest that will conclude when temperatures consistently exceed 32 degrees.
The commission took no formal action on the department presentations; the reports were received for the record.
