Fire chief rolls out to-do list at ‘chats’
By Courtney Mabeus, The Frederick News-Post, Md. | |
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She has held about 25 similar meetings with career personnel and will continue with volunteers. The meetings count as in-service training, Pouget said.
The most recent meetings introduced four bullet points on a list of 16 life safety initiatives developed by the
Wednesday's first bullet point focused on culture shift, accountability and leadership, as Pouget seeks to streamline overtime and add records management systems to track training and inspections for equipment. The department is spending about
"It didn't get broke in 10 months and it's not going to get fixed in 10 months," Pouget said of the department.
The second bullet point, No. 4 on the list of 16, dealt with empowering firefighters to stop unsafe practices. The third, No. 14, focused on educating the public about the department.
Pouget introduced
"We're about more than just responding to a 911 call, pulling a hose, putting a fire out," Lessin said.
Much of Wednesday's meeting focused on bullet point No. 13, which centers on psychological support for personnel.
Pouget introduced
"This is all about learning to take care of your own," Gill said Wednesday.
Gill also provides counseling for first responders and accepts the county's insurance, offering an alternative to the employee assistance program now in place, Pouget said.
The meetings come as Pouget has faced criticism from
Pouget said she wants to move beyond the negative attention, telling the group that she intends to stay in the county's top fire and rescue job.
Pouget is concerned that the no-confidence warning could detract from public safety, she said.
"What worries me about that is not me, it's you," she said.
Neary could not be reached Wednesday.
Lt.
"That's never happened before," he said.
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