Two years after the implementation of the townwide fire department, town officials and firefighters continue efforts to improve town fire services with a contract.
On Monday night, the Representative Town Meeting approved the funding for a contract with Waterford Professional Firefighters Association Local 4629, the union for career firefighters. The contract, effective from July 1, 2021, to June 20, 2024, will allow for schedule flexibility and new positions.
Tom Martin is the president of the union, which includes 10 full-time paid firefighters and the fire inspector.
"Collaboratively working together, our team of administration and union representatives drafted one of the most comprehensive and forward looking contracts that brought better protection to not only all of the town firefighters but the public we serve as well," Martin wrote in a statement Monday night.