Jefferson Firefighters
11-13-2008, 12:28 PM
Firefighters use air packs which allow them to enter contaminated atmospheres. This life saving equipment should never be neglected.<O:p</O:p
Air packs are required by law to be serviced and tested annually, yet haven’t been tested for two years. Interim Superintendent Saunders has failed to address this issue in the amount of time he has been in charge of the Fire Department. In the past our maintenance personnel were trained and certified to perform these tests and repairs; however, Mr. Saunders refused to have them certified until late February of 2008, when a class was finally offered in New Orleans.
Louisiana State Law mandates that Air Packs undergo testing every 90 days. RS 33:1973 B. (2)<O:p</O:p
Air packs are required by law to be serviced and tested annually, yet haven’t been tested for two years. Interim Superintendent Saunders has failed to address this issue in the amount of time he has been in charge of the Fire Department. In the past our maintenance personnel were trained and certified to perform these tests and repairs; however, Mr. Saunders refused to have them certified until late February of 2008, when a class was finally offered in New Orleans.
Louisiana State Law mandates that Air Packs undergo testing every 90 days. RS 33:1973 B. (2)<O:p</O:p