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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=news_byline>Faulty <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 600; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative">fire </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 600; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative">trucks</SPAN> will not be recalled</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 9px"></TD></TR><TR><TD class=news_summary><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellPadding=0 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=news_imagecaption><SPAN style="WIDTH: 160px">Local Government Minister, Dean Peart.</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN class=news_summary>Local Government Minister, Dean Peart, has dismissed a call for the immediate withdrawal of the fire trucks acquired for the Jamaica Fire Brigade last August. </SPAN>
<SPAN class=news_body>Speaking with our news centre Thursday afternoon Mr. Peart said while he has called for the immediate removal of two trucks, he must deal with the situation in a responsible manner.
According to the Local Government Minister all trucks will be repaired eventually.
He was responding to a report released earlier Thursday which recommended that the units be withdrawn until questions relating to their safety are addressed by the suppliers.
The report was compiled by a five member team from the National Works Agency, the Island Traffic Authority, and the Ministry of Water among other state agencies.
The team was asked to determine whether the fire trucks had mechanical faults following an <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative">accident</SPAN> in which sections of the units were separated from their chassis.
The team stated that the trucks do not allow for safe handling on the typical Jamaican road, neither do they allow for fast movement in and out of traffic.
The team also observed that twice as many clamps were used to secure the bodies to the <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink2 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,2); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,2); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,2); href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?category=2&story=34601#"
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=news_imagecaption><SPAN style="WIDTH: 160px">Local Government Minister, Dean Peart.</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN class=news_summary>Local Government Minister, Dean Peart, has dismissed a call for the immediate withdrawal of the fire trucks acquired for the Jamaica Fire Brigade last August. </SPAN><SPAN class=news_body>Speaking with our news centre Thursday afternoon Mr. Peart said while he has called for the immediate removal of two trucks, he must deal with the situation in a responsible manner.
According to the Local Government Minister all trucks will be repaired eventually.
He was responding to a report released earlier Thursday which recommended that the units be withdrawn until questions relating to their safety are addressed by the suppliers.
The report was compiled by a five member team from the National Works Agency, the Island Traffic Authority, and the Ministry of Water among other state agencies.
The team was asked to determine whether the fire trucks had mechanical faults following an <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial; POSITION: relative">accident</SPAN> in which sections of the units were separated from their chassis.
The team stated that the trucks do not allow for safe handling on the typical Jamaican road, neither do they allow for fast movement in and out of traffic.
The team also observed that twice as many clamps were used to secure the bodies to the <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink2 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,2); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,2); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,2); href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?category=2&story=34601#"
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