AUGUSTA, Ga. — A report is raising concerns about the link between the Augusta Fire Department and a private fire cleanup business run by a department official who is the chief’s brother.
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The Augusta Chronicle says (http://bit.ly/q9pdbn) that a report shows Battalion Chief Tommy Willis is running a 1-800 Board Up business that repairs homes without department authorization.
Tommy Willis is the brother of Chief Howard Willis.
Investigator Thomas Brown said in the report that the company provided an unfair advantage over competitors when a fire investigator called Willis’ company after a Jan. 18 fire. It said that was a violation of fire department policy.
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Rogers told the newspaper that the instance was isolated. Board Up owner Greg Bowles said his company doesn’t solicit business through fire department connections
