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...meaning, it's about ego? Like many things in volitics unfortunately.
Connecticut Volunteer Fire Department Shuts Down
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Exactly.
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Were things frantic in Yantic?
Yes they did.
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"Norwich, Ct House Fire 2/19/26"
Is "volitics" a typo?
If not, it's a great term.
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Not a typo. From my experience, volitics usually get hot Oct thru Dec during election season.
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A statement on Facebook from Yantic FD
Statement from Norwich’s Volunteer Fire Department Chiefs (Yantic, Taftville, Occum, Laurel Hill) on City Manager Salomone’s Press Release Regarding Response Times:
On the City’s Data
The City has locked the volunteer departments out of historical records, leaving no way to independently verify the data or how it was compiled.
Additionally, volunteers often respond directly to the scene with medical training and equipment, including AEDs. The on-scene times for a privately owned vehicle (POV) are never logged, and reported times do not reflect this. The City is only logging the apparatus.
A paid crew waiting in a station will naturally post slightly faster turnout times than volunteers responding from home or work. Even so, the City’s own numbers show that Yantic’s response times were comparable and met or exceeded the standard for a volunteer response. Based on the City’s release, numerous calls do not appear to meet NFPA 1710 benchmarks for career departments.
Litigation
The litigation remains active and focuses on Charter compliance and lawful authority, not isolated response-time comparisons.
Public Safety
We disagree that the data alone shows improved safety. Safety depends on system capacity when calls overlap — not just the speed of a single unit.
Unified Command
Volunteers have always operated within incident command and alongside career staff. The issue is not cooperation, but governance. Staffing every station with paid personnel 24/7 would be financially unsustainable and would require voter approval under the City Charter.
EMS Coverage
All firefighters are trained in CPR and basic life support. EMTs often respond in personal vehicles due to proximity and may not appear in apparatus-based data. Without access to full call records, staffing claims cannot be verified.
Statement from Norwich’s Volunteer Fire Department Chiefs (Yantic, Taftville, Occum, Laurel Hill) on City Manager Salomone’s Press Release Regarding Response Times:
On the City’s Data
The City has locked the volunteer departments out of historical records, leaving no way to independently verify the data or how it was compiled.
Additionally, volunteers often respond directly to the scene with medical training and equipment, including AEDs. The on-scene times for a privately owned vehicle (POV) are never logged, and reported times do not reflect this. The City is only logging the apparatus.
A paid crew waiting in a station will naturally post slightly faster turnout times than volunteers responding from home or work. Even so, the City’s own numbers show that Yantic’s response times were comparable and met or exceeded the standard for a volunteer response. Based on the City’s release, numerous calls do not appear to meet NFPA 1710 benchmarks for career departments.
Litigation
The litigation remains active and focuses on Charter compliance and lawful authority, not isolated response-time comparisons.
Public Safety
We disagree that the data alone shows improved safety. Safety depends on system capacity when calls overlap — not just the speed of a single unit.
Unified Command
Volunteers have always operated within incident command and alongside career staff. The issue is not cooperation, but governance. Staffing every station with paid personnel 24/7 would be financially unsustainable and would require voter approval under the City Charter.
EMS Coverage
All firefighters are trained in CPR and basic life support. EMTs often respond in personal vehicles due to proximity and may not appear in apparatus-based data. Without access to full call records, staffing claims cannot be verified.