Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi thinks Calgary Fire Department brass should sit down and work things out with the union.

The International Association of Firefighters issued a censure this week on Fire Chief Bruce Burrell over work safety concerns.

Firefighters allege poor staffing standards and failure to commit to internationally accepted response times.

Nenshi said the city, management and the union all have the same interest of keeping people safe and thinks the challenge is probably that they just haven’t been talking about it enough.