EAST GREENBUSH — East Greenbush resident Timothy Boel spent 23 years responding to fires on behalf of Rensselaer County.
He was one of six deputy battalion coordinators on the county Bureau of Public Safety’s roster before annual appointments were recently suspended. The provisional shift, which has so far received a cold reception from county fire group leaders, is part of an overall program reassessment undertaken by the bureau.
“They’ve been in place for years — years,” Boel said of the coordinators. “Everything is an evaluation of what today’s needs are, but the overall perception and sentiment of it seems to keep them in place.”…