>Ridgewood Fire Department will seek accreditation
Wednesday March 21, 2012, 11:52 AM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The Ridgewood Fire Department will be seeking accreditation in the coming year, a designation intended to increase organizational and procedural efficiency and which could provide discounted insurance for the village, officials said.
According to Fire Chief Jim Van Goor, only two other municipalities in New Jersey – Bloomfield and Summit – have accredited fire departments.
“We’re looking to be the third,” he said.
Accreditation is a process whereby a fire department reexamines its policies and procedures by using a set of criteria to gauge performance and efficiency. Guidelines are provided by an accreditation company. Officials said that with budgetary stresses mandating a stronger look at department efficiency across all village services, the time was right at this stage to pursue the designation.
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