Other / Unknown
ATC Issue All Types; Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Declared Emergency
Human Factors
A Throp was east bound at 5;500 FT VFR 20 southwest; called Approach for RADAR flight following and priority handling into our airport due to low/intermittent oil pressure. RADAR Controller on duty provided expedited service to the airport. I passed all pertinent info to Local Control and suggested they roll the fire trucks. The Controller on Local failed to follow proper procedure and sounded the emergency siren; but never picked up the crash phone to pass the emergency information to the Fire Department. The response vehicles had to come up on Ground frequency and ask for information. This Controller has a history of not following procedure and providing poor/ineffective service. Numerous controllers have complained about this Controller and Management is either scared to do anything about his\her or just not interested in fixing the problem. This Controller is CIC qualified. This Controller can't even follow proper procedures for emergencies. This is a severe safety issue and something needs to be done.
TRACON Controller voiced concern regarding the actions taken by the Tower CIC when emergency information was relayed to the Tower.  The reporter questioned the CIC's capability.