Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones, who serves as the city’s emergency management coordinator, concedes he didn’t properly notify Pittsburgh City Controller Rachael Heisler or Pittsburgh City Council that he was out of town when last week’s storms hit.
Jones told KDKA that he’s sorry for the lapse, but Heisler still has concerns about the city’s response to the storm.
Where was the city’s emergency management coordinator?
The storms on April 29 caused more damage and havoc than any other in memory. But Jones, the person in charge of coordinating the city’s response, was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Heisler says his failure to make the required notifications raises serious questions…