adolce@observertoday.com
Age is becoming an issue for a number of Fire Departments, David Hazelton told the Brocton board.
P-J file photo
BROCTON Former village mayor and emergency medical technician responder David Hazelton brought a relatively pressing problem to the board’s attention: The current ages and contributions of the members of the Brocton Fire Department.
Hazelton became curious as to the number of firefighters currently listed on the staff for the Brocton Fire Department, and decided to do some research into it. Hazelton found that there were 33 firefighters on the list, but the actual number that respond to calls is actually only 24. Of those 24 people, four more only responded to less than 10 calls over the last 15 months, dropping the real number of active members to 20. On top of the fire department not having a lot of manpower, the ages of the people that do respond are more troubling.
adolce@observertoday.com
Age is becoming an issue for a number of Fire Departments, David Hazelton told the Brocton board.
OBSERVER File Photo
BROCTON Former village mayor and emergency medical technician responder David Hazelton brought a relatively pressing problem to the board’s attention: The current ages and contributions of the members of the Brocton Fire Department.
Hazelton became curious as to the number of firefighters currently listed on the staff for the Brocton Fire Department, and decided to do some research into it. Hazelton found that there were 33 firefighters on the list, but the actual number that respond to calls is actually only 24. Of those 24 people, four more only responded to less than 10 calls over the last 15 months, dropping the real number of active members to 20. On top of the fire department not having a lot of manpower, the ages of the people that do respond are more troubling.