The Riverside Fire Department is in need of a major overhaul that should start with the hiring of 84 firefighters.
That’s the conclusion of a 550-page report commissioned by the fire department and conducted by AT Triton, a consulting firm in Sheridan, Wyo. that specializes in public safety and emergency service projects.
Released Jan. 13, the report is based on data compiled by the department between 2020 and 2025. The study, which took nine months to compete, describes the 139-year-old department as being desperately in need of upgrades in most areas, beginning with manpower…