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Council approves RightSite agreement after fire chief reports station plumbing failures and a large house fire
Summary
Council approved an agreement with RightSite, a fire‑department care coordination program, following a report from Fire Chief Greg Brett about Station 51 plumbing failures and a recent 6,000‑square‑foot house fire where crews "were able to extinguish the fire and save 70% of that home."
The council unanimously approved an agreement with RightSite (Item 24‑070) after Fire Chief Greg Brett described department needs and recent incidents.
Chief Brett told the council that Station 51 experienced major cast‑iron plumbing failures that required emergency expenditures to restore services. He also described a recent structure fire on Jones Ferry Road: "when we arrived shortly after midnight there was an extraordinary amount of fire in a two‑story home, roughly 6,000 square feet ... we were able to extinguish the fire and save 70% of that home." Brett said the RightSite program is "another solution to improving our care for our citizens," language the council cited when approving the agreement.
The Council recorded: "It was moved by Councilmember Schmidt and seconded by Councilmember Foster to approve the Agreement with RightSite. Motion passed unanimously." The agreement was passed as a routine consent item; details of the RightSite contract terms and implementation responsibilities were not discussed in detail during the public meeting and will be handled by staff and the fire department.
