Norwich — Volunteer fire chiefs, members of the five volunteer fire departments and a few resident taxpayers blasted the proposal to create a fire services director position during the City Council Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday, calling it unnecessary, expensive and “totally ludicrous.” The three aldermen on the committee, led by 12-year veteran alderman and former police officer William Nash, shot back, rejecting accusations that the proposed fire services director is political and would undermine the volunteer departments. They said city leaders have tried for years to ge...