I Just got this from some rather P.O.'d residents of Echo Beach, and it seems they have had it with Fred and his lies.
As residents of Echo Beach we have been following the issues between the Director of Public Safety and the Union Fire Company. In fact, one member of our community sits on the newly created advisory board. Here is some alarming information that we have learned:
1. There was no refusal by the Union Fire Company Fire Chief to provide water to the paid fire engine.
2. There was no delay by the Union Fire Company Fire Chief in providing water to the paid fire engine.
3. There was no miscommunication regarding the incident.
4. The Director of Public Safety finally provided the list of 18 safety issues to the Union Fire Company. The Director of Public Safety REFUSES to discuss the issues. In fact, when they were reviewed...THERE WERE NO SAFETY ISSUES.
5. When confronted, Director of Public Safety Harran stated that he was moving forward and refused to discuss the issues that he stated required him to shut down the Union Fire Company.
6. During hurricane Irene, the Deputy Director of Public Safety ordered the Union Fire Company to abandon its station and move its equipment to the Cornwells Fire Company. When advised by the Union Fire Chief that it would mean that the areas covered by Union Fire Company would be cut off, the Deputy Director of Public Safety stated; "We are writing the lower end of the township off". The Chief of Union Fire Company refused to abandon the area his fire department covers. During the storm, the Union Fire Company provided shelter to citizens forced from their homes and businesses. The Director of Public Safety admitted that the Union Fire Company Chief was correct in refusing to leave his area. Will the Deputy Director of Public Safety be disciplined for creating a hazardous condition for us by writing us off? We will watch and see what happens.
7. The Director of Public Safety withheld information from the Union Fire Company regarding an attempted arson in a commercial building in the Union Fire Company coverage area. A second bigger fire set at that building resulted in the Union Fire Company members being placed in unnecessary danger due to a lack of knowledge of the previous arson attempt.
8. The Director of Public Safety admitted that the new training center IS NOT A FIRE SCHOOL. In fact, the fire departments have to provide their own smoke generating equipment. There is no heat generating equipment at the facility. The Director of Public Safety has no plan for upgrading the facility to permit the fire departments to train under smoke and heat conditions.
The more we learn, the more we realize the person creating the dangerous conditions is Director of Public Safety Harran.
We will be coming to the next Council meeting to get the answers that the Mayor and Director of Public Safety refuse to provide.
If you ask me, it sounds like the oversight board, and the residents of Echo Beach, are fed up with Fred's antics and lies. It also proves what I have been saying all along: This town has NO Emergency Management Plan, NO honest Law Enforcement Officials in Harran and Ponticelli and most of all.......
NO HONORABLE GOVERNMENT!!
We need HONORABLE people running this town, and it starts with cleaning out our township council. I normally do not play favorites, as it leads to problems, but this time I am making an exception. VOTE THE RATS OUT, and...............
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