Finding F6
The Community Services Department lacks appropriate formal training programs for new employees. Instead, instruction is provided informally via on-the-job mentoring.
Jury report: Esparto Fireworks Explosion: Officials Knew, None Acted · PDF page 22
Permanent linkOfficial response
Yolo County Director of Community Services
Partly disagrees: formal training exists alongside informal mentoring.
Read official response · PDF page 11The response identifies both formal instruction and incompletely formalized job-specific training. It specifies the distinction rather than treating mentoring as proof that no training exists.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.