City to build peer support unit for Detroit Fire Department
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Detroit The Detroit Fire Department is looking to professionalize its peer support efforts, and Mayor Mike Duggan s office will seek a budget hike to that effect this fall.
The need for enhanced peer support services came from an environmental assessment for the fire department released Friday. There needs to be a sustained, standalone peer support unit, Fire Commissioner Eric Jones told The Detroit News on Friday.
Duggan ordered the audit after two incidents involving Detroit Fire Department personnel drinking alcohol on the job and driving work vehicles. A battalion chief drove a Ford Explorer, while a firefighter drove a fire rig.
Detroit to audit fire department after suspected drunken driving incidents
Detroit The city is launching an environmental audit of the Detroit Fire Department after two suspected drunken driving incidents this week, one in which a sergeant crashed a department vehicle.
A significant reduction of on-site leadership during the pandemic has led to a very serious problem, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said during a press conference Tuesday.
We re offering a great deal on all-access subscriptions. Check it out here. We don t know the extent of the problem, the mayor said. We re not here to focus on who is to blame, we re focused on how to solve it.
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