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Read report on Boston Fire Department’s apparatus maintenance practices. Commissioner calls it “an ugly, ugly report”.
The Boston Fire Department released a report from an outside consultant Wednesday that basically implies the fire truck crash that killed 52-year-old Lt. Kevin Kelley earlier this year could have been prevented.
Three other firefighters were hurt when Ladder 26 lost its brakes and slammed into an apartment building in January.
The report from Mercury Associates, Inc. shows there is a lack of preventative maintenance in the fire department’s fleet of trucks.
Firefighters Union President Ed Kelley said he agrees with the reports recommendations.
“We know this is long overdue,” he said. “We’ve had problems in the maintenance division for years.”
