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Weekend Duty Officer Terminated

The Board of Directors of Brendletown Fire and Rescue have voted to end Duty Officer coverage on Saturday and Sunday starting the first weekend in March. Coverage for weekdays will not change. The Duty Officer program was started in 2007. It was implemented to assure a fire apparatus would be in route to an emergency within 2 minutes of dispatch.  Also, duty officers are required to check trucks, equipment, clean the stations, and insure all apparatus are in a constant state of readiness. A certified driver was placed on duty from 8am until 4pm. The Chief Officers voiced concerns about stopping weekend coverage and the subject will be re-evaluated in June.