Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Personnel committee passes changes to fire dep't

Deputy fire chief Brian Wilson says the changes will increase public safety

By Lisa Goudy


Brian Wilson recognizes that change is hard.

That said, he also believes the recent changes to the Moose Jaw Fire Department will increase public safety.

"All change can be, I guess, a challenge to wrap your head around and fully understand, but this was all done with public safety in mind," said Wilson, deputy fire chief. "What the department wants to be able to do is provide a safe, efficient, effective and ultimately sustainable fire department to meet the needs of our community."

In the July 24 edition of the Times-Herald, there was an open letter printed from the Moose Jaw Professional Firefighters Association outlining their concerns following the layoffs of the five members of the local call centre dispatch team on July 17.

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