New Canaan board votes to reprimand fire chief over engine
Other Committee · Meeting of February 19, 2026
New Canaan board unanimously reprimands fire chief over uncertified engine. Meeting members moved into executive session almost immediately to discuss "a disciplinary action for town employee Albert Basset" before returning to vote in open session. The chair's motion cited the chief's "poor judgment in placing engine 4 in service when it was not certified," to be memorialized in a formal letter.
The board approved the reprimand unanimously by voice vote and adjourned within minutes, with no further public detail on the certification lapse or Basset's specific role.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of February 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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