The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the hiring of a new career firefighter in town: Brian Doane comes to the New Canaan Fire Department from another department in St. Louis. Doane was one of the top 10 applicants chosen out of 106 total, and from those he was picked as the leader, Fire Commission Chairman Jack Horner said.
“We’re confident he has the right skill set and demeanor,” said Horner at the selectmen’s Tuesday, Aug. 5, meeting.
Selectman Beth Jones questioned why Doane, who she noted had served as a captain in St. Louis, now must complete training at the Connecticut Fire Academy. “It seems a little bit redundant,” added First Selectman Rob Mallozzi III.
Nonetheless, as a procedural necessity now that he’s in this state, to the academy Doane will go, said Cheryl Pickering Jones, the town’s personnel director. Doane’s hire is also contingent on a satisfactory result from a background check.
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