The Real Story

The Real Story
An essay on the current state of Hanover County Fire and EMS

“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies”. Psalm 59KJV

In 2001 The National Fire Protection Agency set forth a new national industry standard entitled NFPA 1710 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments, which is a performance guide for a career fire department that generally provides for organizational, service, and staffing standards (Ray Crouch). At the same time the NFPA set forth similar standards for volunteer fire department titled NFPA 1720. For all practical purposes, NFPA 1710 & 1720 are the model in which fire department efficiency is determined and the national standard addressing the staffing requirements needed to meet the efficiency expectations. In Hanover County, our leaders, in an effort to save money, have chosen to deviate negligently from the national standard.