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Unresolved dispatch errors creating potential life-safety failures for Sunapee residents
Sunapee Board of Firewards (1/27): Dispatch sent wrong units and failed to dispatch an ambulance during what appears to be a structure fire call. Board acknowledged the errors. No corrective action confirmed yet. This is a life-... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/board-of-...
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Significant spending proposals and the under-resourced conditions driving them
Sunapee voters: Two fire dept warrant articles — $294K capital reserve + $67K full-time chief — head to the Feb. 3 deliberative session. Board noted current leadership is 'doing a full-time job and not getting paid for it.' That... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/board-of-...
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Integrity of voter-facing public materials on fire department staffing
At the 1/27 Firewards meeting, a board member flagged that a staffing chart being prepped for the Feb. 3 deliberative session was 'telling a story that isn't the reality.' Board revised the document. Credit where it's due — but... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/board-of-f...
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Ambulance service restructuring and an unresolved gap in emergency medical coverage
Sunapee: Ambulance crews moved to the hospital full-time, with a peak truck at the station Mon–Fri 7am–7pm only. A Tuesday coverage gap was identified due to home health visit conflicts. No resolution was reached at the 1/27 mee... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/board-of-...
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THREAD: Sunapee Board of Firewards met 1/27 with a Feb. 3 deliberative session looming. Here's what residents need to know before they vote on $361K in fire department spending — and about a dispatch safety failure that's still... #MeetingWatch
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1/ DISPATCH FAILURES: During what appears to be a structure fire response, dispatch sent the wrong unit types AND failed to dispatch an ambulance. Board member a speaker said: 'There seems to be a bunch of mistakes that occurred...
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2/ No corrective action has been confirmed. A follow-up meeting with dispatch is planned — but only after dispatch responds to the initial inquiry. This is an open, unresolved life-safety issue affecting every Sunapee resident w...
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3/ AMBULANCE COVERAGE: 24-hour ambulance crews are now stationed at the hospital, not the fire station. A peak truck covers Mon–Fri, 7am–7pm at the station. A Tuesday gap was identified. No fix was documented at this meeting. Re...
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4/ TWO WARRANT ARTICLES ON THE BALLOT: $294K capital reserve fund for equipment, and $67K to create a full-time fire chief position. Both approved by selectmen. Both go before voters Feb. 3 at the deliberative session.
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5/ On the chief position: a board member noted the department has been running on goodwill — 'doing a full-time job and not getting paid or recognized for it.' That's an important admission. Voters should decide whether that's s...
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6/ PUBLIC MATERIALS: A board member caught that a staffing coverage chart for the deliberative session was 'telling a story that isn't the reality' — overstating per diem coverage success. The board agreed to revise it. Good cat...
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7/ The deliberative session is Feb. 3. If you have questions about fire department staffing, dispatch reliability, or either warrant article — that's the place to ask them. Show up informed. /end https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/board-of-firewards/2026-01-27/ #SunapeeNH
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📋 SUNAPEE BOARD OF FIREWARDS — Meeting Recap, January 27, 2026 With a deliberative session set for February 3rd, the Firewards met to finalize public materials and advance two major warrant articles. Here's what Sunapee residents should know before that vote. 🚨 DISPATCH ERRORS — STILL UNRESOLVED: During what appears to have been a structure fire call, dispatch sent the wrong unit types and failed to dispatch an ambulance at all. A board member confirmed questions were sent to dispatch but no answers had been received as of the January 27th meeting. A follow-up meeting is planned, but no corrective action has been confirmed or completed. This is not a minor administrative issue — these are the kinds of errors that affect life-safety outcomes for anyone who dials 911 in Sunapee. 🚑 AMBULANCE SERVICE CHANGES: The town's 24-hour ambulance crews are now stationed at the hospital rather than the fire station. A peak truck is staffed at the fire station Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm only. The board identified a Tuesday coverage gap tied to home health visit conflicts. No resolution was reached at this meeting. Residents may not be aware that ambulance availability has changed or that gaps exist on specific days. 💵 TWO WARRANT ARTICLES HEADING TO VOTERS: A $294,000 capital reserve fund and a $67,000 full-time fire chief position are both on the February 3rd deliberative session ballot. Combined, that's over $360,000 in new fire department spending. In explaining the chief position, one board member stated the department has been running on the "goodwill of the people in the job" — people doing full-time work without full-time pay or recognition. The board also elevated the required qualifications for the chief role, adding Fire Officer certification and EMT Basic as mandatory rather than preferred. 📄 A NOTE ON PUBLIC MATERIALS: The board is preparing a one-page informational flyer for the deliberative session. During review, one board member flagged that a staffing chart risked misleading voters — saying the document was "almost kind of telling the story that isn't the reality." The board agreed to revise the language to accurately distinguish between 2025 weekday coverage and 2026 goals. The revision is the right call — but it's a reminder to read public materials critically and ask questions directly at the deliberative session on February 3rd. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/board-of-firewards/2026-01-27/ #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH