NEW HIRES: The new hires come at a time when the division is looking to fill 48 vacancies following the tragedy aboard the PortNewark.
Three weeks after two Newark firefighters died in the line of duty, the Newark Fire Officers Union says the department lacks training and staffing. The accusations come as nine new recruits were welcomed in a ceremony.
"I’m disheartened by them saying that we were extensively trained. The training only went on for an hour and a half. It was a tabletop exercise that basically just gave awareness,” says Anthony Tarantino, president of the Newark Fire Officers Union. “It would be refreshing if the city and the fire department would admit that our training is deficient and that we could learn from this and move forward and put together a true training academy.
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