Conflict & Collaboration in Community Safety

In Washington state, the Kittitas County Fire Chiefs Association has raised their concerns about existing road variance procedures. A road variance is an administrative process where someone seeks exemptions or relief from existing road standards. Fire chiefs are asking that, when a variance is proposed within a fire district and outside a city, the fire chief for that district be consulted to ensure that the variance mitigation meets or exceeds fire code intent prior to approval. An article sent out by the Daily Dispatch explores this issue, and Chiefs Bob Horton and Jeff Buchanan address the article’s tone and the importance of working together to protect and support a community.