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VIDEO: Massive First Responder Caravan at Greenwich Hospital Shows Appreciation for Health Care workers

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About 200 of Greenwich Hospital’s staff emerged into the sunlight at noon to be honored by a massive caravan of first responders including Greenwich Police, Greenwich Fire Dept, GEMS and Red Cross. The health care workers are on the front line, working heroically to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, Police & Fire, American Red Cross, COVID-19, GEMS, Greenwich Fire Dept, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich Police Dept

Greenwich Emergency Services Balance Pandemic Precautions with Gestures to Normalcy

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There are now six confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Greenwich. At a press conference Tuesday, police outlined when 911 is appropriate to call. First Selectman Camillo urged social distancing and hand washing, but said residents should get outside, visit parks and exercise. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Health, Police & Fire, Captain Kraig Gray, Chief James Heavey, Fire Dept Chief Peter Siecienski, First Selectman Fred Camillo, GEMS

First Selectman’s Proposed 20-21 Budget: What’s Cut? What’s Funded?

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Cuts include police directing traffic on Greenwich Avenue. New would be “Pay As You Throw” at the dump. Residents would not have to pay to to recycle, but would be required to purchase special bags for their trash at local retailers. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Cardinal Field, Cardinal Stadium, Central Middle School, Dept of Public Works, Dorothy Hamill Rink

Lucia Jansen: No More “Ready Fire Aim” Fire Planning

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Submitted by Lucia Jansen

On May 13, 2019, the RTM approved the BET’s proposed $444 million general FY19-20 fund budget. Included in the budget is $75,000 for an independent town-wide fire study that was added by the BET after a unanimous vote. During the BET budget hearings with the fire department, it showed that there were serious gaps in town-wide fire incident and response time data. Lacking sufficient data, of course, makes it difficult to determine effective and required fire department staffing levels. Additionally, the Office of First Selectman and Fire Department’s report to the RTM and BET revealed that town benchmarking data using national standard criteria for response times, including call processing, turnout, and travel times, was either non-existent, non-compliant (e.g., far beyond recommended standards), or excluded data from our important volunteer fire stations located in the area in which the shortfall in service is claimed. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, GEMS, Greenwich Fire Dept, Lucia Jansen, RTM