Boston Board of Inquiry report into death of Ladder 26′s Lt. Kevin Kelley: Lack of PM, poor staffing at shop & improper parts. Read entire report.

Read Board of Inquiry Report, Ladder Company 26, Inc# 09-1987, January 9, 2009 (large file, may be slow to load)

Click here & scroll down for our previous coverage of Lt. Kelley’s death

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From the AP:

A board of inquiry says a number of factors, including lack of an adequate preventative maintenance program, contributed to a deadly fire truck crash in Boston.

Lt. Kevin Kelley was killed in January 2009 when the ladder truck he was riding on lost its brakes on a steep hill and slammed into a building.

In a 127-page report released on Monday, the board cited 15 “causative factors,” including inadequate funding for preventative maintenance, insufficient manpower in the fire department’s maintenance division, and the installation of improper parts by outside vendors working on fire equipment.

The investigation was one of several into the accident

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino says the department has already implemented recommendations from previous reports, including the hiring of certified civilian mechanics.

Security camera image as Ladder 26 busts through fence before hitting the building. More pictures like this in the report.

Also on STATter911 …

• FireTruckBlog.com: Apartment building’s insurance company sues City of Boston & repair shops in connection with Lt. Kevin Kelley’s death. – January 8, 2011
• FireTruckBlog.com: Apparatus maintenance, in-house and outsourcing. – March 16, 2011
• Who to believe: Judge in Rhode Island & professor in Georgia come to different conclusions about a connection between safety & firefighter staffing. – April 13, 2011
• Six alarms in Boston. Numerous rescues at Roxbury apartment fire. – October 17, 2011