Thursday, April 01, 2010
Fire Chief's Absence Causing Problems
KENTUCKY...
A volunteer fire department that provides fire protection and ambulance service to part of Kenton County is in turmoil with most members threatening to quit. A Ryland Heights Community Volunteer Fire Department officer told The Kentucky Enquirer 13 of the 19 volunteers have said they will leave if the fire chief doesn't resign or face impeachment. Firefighter/EMT Stacey Rust said Chief Jim Crouch neglected his duties by being absent from the department for much of the winter. Crouch told the newspaper by telephone that assistant chiefs have been running the department and were in communication with him in Florida. Rust said the volunteers took their complaint to the fire department's board of trustees on March 12. The district covers the cities of Ryland Heights and Fairview and some of the unincorporated area of Kenton County.
A volunteer fire department that provides fire protection and ambulance service to part of Kenton County is in turmoil with most members threatening to quit. A Ryland Heights Community Volunteer Fire Department officer told The Kentucky Enquirer 13 of the 19 volunteers have said they will leave if the fire chief doesn't resign or face impeachment. Firefighter/EMT Stacey Rust said Chief Jim Crouch neglected his duties by being absent from the department for much of the winter. Crouch told the newspaper by telephone that assistant chiefs have been running the department and were in communication with him in Florida. Rust said the volunteers took their complaint to the fire department's board of trustees on March 12. The district covers the cities of Ryland Heights and Fairview and some of the unincorporated area of Kenton County.
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