You forgot to mention the time he was fired for abandoning his brothers at a FIRE! Also that he got his job back because the stupid city didn't follow the right steps in terminating him. The court decision states that he did what he was accused of, but the City did not properly terminate him.
May 5, 2015 at 4:37 PM
Anonymous said...
Why would you lie to everyone that it's the Chiefs responsibility to pay the Cities bills. Where do you think the 1.5 mil. came from. Was it just sitting in HFD's slush fund and the Chief decided not to spend it. If it wasn't for the OSHA report the City still wouldn't have come up with that money.
I Know you are too busy kissing Huertas's butt to recognize the facts, but it is his responsibility to make sure his agency is run correctly, and that includes making sure the bills are paid so that the department can properly operate. Where are Huertas's emails to the Mayor, Council or Finance Director complaining that the bills aren't being paid? There aren't any because as Chief he is clue less as to his department's daily operations
May 5, 2015 at 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...
I guess in today's world Emails are the only way to communicate despite weekly meetings in person.
May 5, 2015 at 8:18 PM
Anonymous said...
I was standing next to Dan Nolan and AC Smith at that fire when Dan said those infamous words and no one was abandoned. He was looking out for his exhausted crew after opening the roof, then being cut off from their bucket by extending fire and barely making it back to safety. Dan should have handled it better, but he never abandoned anyone.
May 6, 2015 at 3:43 PM
Anonymous said...
Kevin, this incident has been referred to a few times in this blog. Can you clarify for us non HFD readers what they are referring to?
"Ladder 4 is 10-9 ( out of service) due to lack of respect for Chief Smith" circa 1997
May 6, 2015 at 8:23 PM
Anonymous said...
Anonymous 3:43 is what I was talking about! Are they really talking about something that happened 18 yrs ago? Why can't people just deal with the fact that Hartford is a joke NOW!
May 6, 2015 at 10:07 PM
Anonymous said...
Why is it O.K. to dig into the Mayors' past for things he did before he was Mayor, but not O.K. to bring up things that another person did while employed!
May 7, 2015 at 8:03 AM
Anonymous said...
Kevin is right the Chief is responsible for the acts of the idots in the HFD. Kevin is right the Chief does not know everything, but with your assistance he is getting better. Kevin thanks for your assistance. Lets hope for the best.
May 7, 2015 at 10:35 AM
Anonymous said...
Good things are going on at HFD. The City magically found 1.5 mil. for equipment. Even though it's only EMS, Training is actually doing something. And they're ridding the Dept. of it's cancers.
If the cancer is gone as you say, maybe it is time to start working on the hemorrhoid s
May 7, 2015 at 8:30 PM
Anonymous said...
I think the 3rd time will be the charm.
May 9, 2015 at 8:27 AM
Anonymous said...
Its the fault of the fire task force the hired the last several years of men/women who are here for the $$$ and days off. These individuals will not go the extra mile for a job they don't love. Blame the past 2 chiefs.
May 9, 2015 at 6:29 PM
Anonymous said...
The men who killed Kevin Bell weren't hired in the last few years.
May 9, 2015 at 10:57 PM
Anonymous said...
It would be nice if we could get some of the Officers to go the first mile and actually be with the people in a fire. I guess some are to worried about their next promotion to do what they should be doing now!
May 10, 2015 at 2:01 PM
Anonymous said...
Yes he was.
May 10, 2015 at 4:04 PM
Anonymous said...
"94" wasn't a few yrs. ago.
May 11, 2015 at 5:30 PM
Anonymous said...
Now retired Donald Brown to run HPD firing range.
May 11, 2015 at 7:32 PM
This is an audio clip only of my recent interview with Tony Terzi on WDRC radio.
posted by KEVIN BROOKMAN at 12:58 PM on May 5, 2015
"ON THE AIR WITH TERZI TALK - 4/21/15 "WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT""
21 Comments -
Kevin
You forgot to mention the time he was fired for abandoning his brothers at a FIRE! Also that he got his job back because the stupid city didn't follow the right steps in terminating him. The court decision states that he did what he was accused of, but the City did not
properly terminate him.
May 5, 2015 at 4:37 PM
Why would you lie to everyone that it's the Chiefs responsibility to pay the Cities bills. Where do you think the 1.5 mil. came from. Was it just sitting in HFD's slush fund and the Chief decided not to spend it. If it wasn't for the OSHA report the City still wouldn't have come up with that money.
May 5, 2015 at 4:42 PM
I Know you are too busy kissing Huertas's butt to recognize the facts, but it is his responsibility to make sure his agency is run correctly, and that includes making sure the bills are paid so that the department can properly operate. Where are Huertas's emails to the Mayor, Council or Finance Director complaining that the bills aren't being paid? There aren't any because as Chief he is clue
less as to his department's daily operations
May 5, 2015 at 5:12 PM
I guess in today's world Emails are the only way to communicate despite weekly meetings in person.
May 5, 2015 at 8:18 PM
I was standing next to Dan Nolan and AC Smith at that fire when Dan said those infamous words and no one was abandoned. He was looking out for his exhausted crew after opening the roof, then being cut off from their bucket by extending fire and barely making it back to safety. Dan should have handled it better, but he never abandoned anyone.
May 6, 2015 at 3:43 PM
Kevin, this incident has been referred to a few times in this blog. Can you clarify for us non HFD readers what they are referring to?
May 6, 2015 at 6:44 PM
Which incident? There are so many
May 6, 2015 at 6:54 PM
"Ladder 4 is 10-9 ( out of service) due to lack of respect for Chief Smith" circa 1997
May 6, 2015 at 8:23 PM
Anonymous 3:43 is what I was talking about! Are they really talking about something that happened 18 yrs ago? Why can't people just deal with the fact that Hartford is a joke NOW!
May 6, 2015 at 10:07 PM
Why is it O.K. to dig into the Mayors' past for things he did before he was Mayor, but not O.K. to bring up things that another person did while employed!
May 7, 2015 at 8:03 AM
Kevin is right the Chief is responsible for the acts of the idots in the HFD. Kevin is right the Chief does not know everything, but with your assistance he is getting better. Kevin thanks for your assistance. Lets hope for the best.
May 7, 2015 at 10:35 AM
Good things are going on at HFD.
The City magically found 1.5 mil. for equipment. Even though it's only EMS, Training is actually doing something. And they're ridding the Dept. of it's cancers.
May 7, 2015 at 5:27 PM
Things are a mess without Nolans' leadership!
May 7, 2015 at 8:09 PM
If the cancer is gone as you say, maybe it is time to start working on the hemorrhoid s
May 7, 2015 at 8:30 PM
I think the 3rd time will be the charm.
May 9, 2015 at 8:27 AM
Its the fault of the fire task force the hired the last several years of men/women who are here for the $$$ and days off. These individuals will not go the extra mile for a job they don't love. Blame the past 2 chiefs.
May 9, 2015 at 6:29 PM
The men who killed Kevin Bell weren't hired in the last few years.
May 9, 2015 at 10:57 PM
It would be nice if we could get some of the Officers to go the first mile and actually be with the people in a fire. I guess some are to worried about their next promotion to do what they should be doing now!
May 10, 2015 at 2:01 PM
Yes he was.
May 10, 2015 at 4:04 PM
"94" wasn't a few yrs. ago.
May 11, 2015 at 5:30 PM
Now retired Donald Brown to run HPD firing range.
May 11, 2015 at 7:32 PM