After doing without a second deputy fire chief for more than a year, city Fire and Paramedic Services Chief Joseph Nicholls said ‘it was time’ the city finally fill the vacancy
The City of Greater Sudbury is in the process of hiring a second deputy fire chief, with an application deadline of Feb. 14 set.
While he contends an alternative staffing model wherein they did without a second deputy chief for the past year has worked overall, it created gaps that need addressing. “He's working day and night, so we need somebody else who can support him and they can support each other and focus on significant strategic issues that are facing the fire service.”Late last year, a report by Operational Research in Health Ltd. commissioned by the city recommended the consolidation of several volunteer fire stations. The public will be consulted on the proposal during a series of community meetings in the coming months.
Nicholls said this number is now just greater than 200, which is roughly where they were at in 2020, and that the department is currently mapping out how they’ll ramp up this year’s recruitment efforts, which the second deputy chief is expected to play a role in.
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