PETERSBURG, Va. — Four months into his leadership, Chief Wayne Hoover is initiating changes within the Petersburg Fire Department aimed at enhancing operations and addressing long-standing staffing shortages.
In an exclusive interview with CBS 6 senior reporter Wayne Covil, Hoover acknowledged the challenges the department has faced over the past several years.
“It’s no secret to anyone for the last probably four or five years we’ve been dealing with staffing issues, we’ve been dealing with apparatus issues, we’ve been dealing with station interior and exterior repair issues,” he said…