Fire Chief Smith says service upgrades still a work in progress

Fire Chief Dan Smith presented city council Monday with a wide-ranging report on ongoing upgrades toward a more responsive Belleville Fire and Emergency Service to meet higher protective demands by a growing city population. The staff report was prepared at the behest of Thurlow Ward Coun. Paul Carr in a March 10 meeting after he noted he had concerns about upgrades to urban and rural firefighter recruitment, deployment and operations despite what he called information gaps. His concerns at the