October 24, 2024
Since the Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau found that 12 out of 24 officers in leadership roles in the Port Chester Fire Department were not certified for their positions through training, the Village has controversially taken more control of the department.
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In July, the Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau of the State Department of Labor cited the Village of Port Chester with the serious infraction of having inadequately trained leadership in the volunteer department. Twelve of the 24 active officers—referring to chiefs, captains and lieutenants—had not received Fire Officer 1 and/or ICS 200 (Incident Command Systems) training, a qualification to hold the position.
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