Fire department honored

COLCHESTER- The Colchester-Hayward Volunteer Fire Department has been selected as a 2012 CIRMA (Connecticut Inter-local Risk Management Agency) Risk Management Achievement Award. The department is being recognized in the category: "Establishing Risk Management as an Organizational Priority.” In describing the reasons for the award, the letter further explained, “understanding the unique vehicle exposures faced by volunteers responding to emergency calls, the department’s Training Officer and Chief implemented the “Arrive Safe” program. Featured in Firehouse Magazine, this program provides training, policies and procedures to raise the awareness of safe driving, while cultivating a culture of risk management throughout the department.”