Sabattus to get first full-time fire chief [Video]

YEARSá TO COLLECT ENOUGH DATA TO CONFIRM ANY DANGERS TO PUBLIC HEALTH. THE SABATTUS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WELCOMING ITS FIRST FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS THIS WEEK THANKS TO A FEDERAL GRANT. NOW THE TOWN WILL HAVE ROUND- THE-CLOCK COVERAGE. NORAH HOGAN TELLS US WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. UNTIL NOW THE SABATTUS FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS RELIED ON PART- TIME AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. WITHOUT FULL TIME STAFFING – SOME CALLS GO UNANSWERED. <TROY CAILLER/FIRE CHIEF SABATTUS> 15;27;00;23 “THERE’S NOTHING WORSE THAN WITH THE DYING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS THESE DAYS, SEEING A CALL GO OUT AND NOT HAVING ANYONE RESPOND TO IT.” IN 2021 THE DEPARTMENT HAD 542 CALL – 33% OF THOSE WENT UNANSWERED. <AUSTIN GAYTON/SABATTUS FIRE DEPT. LIEUTENANT> 15;40;14;16 “IT COULD LINE UP THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO OUT OF TOWN. RIGHT. WE COULD WE COULDN’T GUARANTEE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOMEBODY HERE.” THE DEPARTMENT …