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New�reh�ouse s�:cur�y rut�s u�e# rett�ees �n Ros+�riNe �� The RoS+evillE Fire De- partment's new security measures, which include keeping track of station keys and putting a time limit on station visitors, is upsetting retired firefighters. The rules �hr�re put in place after the �ept. il ter- ror attacks h��'Wet`� being considered before then, said T�ire Chief Richard Gas�ay. The new C�S �t�cit�e a 30-niit��ke limit oq; visi� to fire stations and a require- ment that firefighters turn in station k�y� when they lea�e the force. But Sev�t'al rerired fire- fighters ea �the ��1es pre- vent them ��om �,�ther�a cit stations to v�s��Ik � and� d�k coffee. "It's a slap in the face," said Joe �pssin(, who retired from the volunt�i�[ department 1�t year. Gasaway, Who became the department's first full- time chief in $999, said retir- ees are S�iI�� +velcome. "It's unfomanate that they uvot�ld view it as something per- sonal," he said. t11 f..�3�Ne11, who retired from the department in 1995 as a captain, said he wished the chief had dis- cussed the rules with retir- ees before they were imple- mented. But Gasaway said the re- tirees won't be involved in setting policy for the depart- ment. Still, the city may sponsor a gathering place for all retired city employees and volunteers. Bill Palmer, a retired fire chief, said, "We deserve . . . to be able to come into our fire stations that we built." _.�` , ��,v.�,�._ C�� Cti.d ` y } � � -" ,�, L� --� r'} �