Base promotions on merit and skills

摘要

Editor in Chief Bobby Halton is absolutely correct when he states in "Achieving a Just Fire Service" (Editor's Opinion, March 2009) that the general public and the judicial system believe that all that is needed to be a good fire officer is a strong back and a weak mind. We in the "profession" know differendy. If the courts accept this position, the people of this country should be very concerned about their safety.rnIt has been said that a properly trained, staffed, and equipped fire department's attacking and extinguishing a structure fire may represent the most stressful, complex, interdependent, time-sensitive set of tasks found in any work environment.