Sarah Rahal
底特律新闻
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3月1日 - 底特律 - 中期火灾专员Chuck Simms于周一的第一次游览城市的Firehouses之旅，在那里他听取了第一次响应者的担忧，并解释了员工可获得的健康和健康资源。
SIMMS表示，他善于解决士气的承诺，在全球Covid-19流行期间提供更多的支持，并发誓：“我们将恢复对社区的信任。”
他的巡回赛在过去几年中涉及涉及陶醉的员工和全市审计的事件，推荐了城市助推器资金和对消防部门对同行咨询计划的支持。
底特律新闻跟着希姆斯的最后一站f his tour, Engine 9 on Detroit’s east side, where firefighters showcased a need for better equipment and upkeep of fire stations and advocated for a facility dedicated to aid first responders. Simms, a 35-year veteran of the department, has been touring fire stations since being appointed by Mayor Mike Duggan in January.
He said the tours will continue.
“During the pandemic, members in the field felt a little detached from management and that’s why I’m here, to ensure that they know they have our support and we’re here to uplift them and address any concerns or issues they have,” Simms said.
他补充说，消防员对解决他们的健康和健康以及缺乏“透明度或沟通而且就像任何其他工作一样，他们只是想知道，并听到消防部门的未来是令人担忧的。这是关于关闭这种通信差距。“
底特律的消防部门，国家中最大，员工有超过1,150人。该部门有一个交叉计划，可以在紧急医疗服务中训练消防员。到目前为止，八名成员成功完成了交叉培训，辛格表示，这将是一项优先事项。
“In the near future, you will see just one department and it will be EMS or fire combined,” he said. “Right now, anyone who’s hired after July (of last year), will be crossed trained to enhance the services to the citizens of Detroit. When you have a medical issue and you have a fire company around the corner, they are going to get there a lot faster and will be really beneficial for the city.”
Robin Floyd, the department’s new wellness specialist, stood beside Simms to share resources offered through their employee assistance program including counselors, mental health sessions, healthy eating, fitness, financial management, childcare and marital support, all of which are offered to spouses of first responders, too.
“我们在这里支持他们和他们的家庭，他们可能需要获得资源和信息，关键是一致性，”弗洛伊德在1月份开始的职位。“我们将建立那段沟通桥，以便长期支持。”
Simms取代了埃里克琼斯，他们面临来自过去联盟领导人的批评，他们呼吁他的欧瓦斯特在争议政策上。消防部门的工作人员在春季评估中引用了士气和领导力。
City officials are conducting a national search for Jones’ permanent replacement and hope to have a commissioner in place by the spring. Simms will be compared against national candidates but has full commissioner powers for the time as interim. His salary is $160,000.
In March 2021, the city launched an environmental audit of the Detroit Fire Department after two suspected drunken driving incidents in one week, one in which a sergeant crashed a department vehicle.
大流行期间的现场领导的大幅减少导致了一个“非常严重的问题”，刚果市长迈克·杜··杜··杜··杜··杜··杜··杜·
Earlier this month, two DFD personnel were suspended after alcohol was found in a fire engine operator’s urine when he was on duty.
A lieutenant was suspended due to other factors, Simms added, including for allegedly allowing a fire engine to leave city limits.
该部门的同行支持网络包括一个全职员工，Lenette林和志愿者，他们必须从他们的班次中拉出或在危机后从名单中呼叫。其预算为79,000美元。审计指出，波士顿的同行努力得到了近700,000美元的资金。
报告引用了几个创伤消防员和EMS工人持续存在，包括职责死亡，涉及受伤或杀害的儿童的患者死亡和事件。
25个问题的评估发现近60％的工人对士气和领导，调度，沟通和员工认可的疑虑 - 超过一半的人不知道该部门提供的任何员工援助方案。
About 60% of workers said they did not observe drinking or alcohol abuse among colleagues. Others said they had witnessed alcohol use, but it was a past practice.
Conversely, many “believe alcohol abuse remains a problem that needs a solution,” according to the report.
第二次消防专员罗伯特·斯托拉斯表示，员工援助方案在多年来存在的同时，在这座城市在2013年破产之后，它逐渐脱落，现在正在加强的过程中。
“这是一个斗争，人们不愿意寻求帮助，”他说。“我们正在努力积极主动，这是七个部门的一致性和透明度。”
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