Lake Charles Fire Department vote brings concerns to light - American Press

Lake Charles Fire Department vote brings concerns to light - American Press

The Lake Charles City Council approved a measure Wednesday night that will allow Fire Chief Delton Carter to fill two new administrative positions within his office, but the discussion leading up to the vote left the entire panel concerned for the overall health of the department. For two and a half hours, council members heard from several city firefighters and fire chiefs who all raised concerns about staffing shortages, accusations of toxic l…