THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FORWARDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION
OF FIRE CHIEFS PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
April 28, 2015
0415-65
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From the Hartford Courant, courant.com:
Hartford FD Agrees To Fix OSHA Violations, Replace Equipment
HARTFORD — The Hartford Fire Department and Conn-OSHA have entered into an
agreement regarding remedies to five serious violations the state agency uncovered during
its investigation into the death of city firefighter Kevin Bell.
Earlier this month the agency issued citations and fines to the department over
equipment-related issues, including a failure to ensure that all firefighters had been fittested for their self-contained breathing apparatus in the past year and a failure to ensure
that all self-contained breathing apparatus air cylinders were tested every five years, as is
required by federal law.
Read complete article at courant.com: Hartford FD Agrees To Fix OSHA
Violations, Replace Equipment
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