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Shreveport fire chief says automatic aid to Caddo Parish strains city resources; staff asked to review agreement
Summary
Shreveport Fire Chief Farris told the City Council the department sent about 13 suppression units to a fully involved house fire in Caddo Parish and recommended reviewing the city’s automatic-aid pact with Caddo Fire District 5 to avoid straining Shreveport’s response capacity.
Shreveport Fire Chief Farris told the City Council that Shreveport responded with about 13 suppression units to a large, fully involved house fire on Ellerbe Road in Caddo Parish and that the city's automatic-aid arrangement with Caddo Fire District 5 contributed to sending multiple city units outside municipal boundaries.
"Engine 19 was the first unit on scene on this fire," Chief Farris said, describing difficulties getting water to the property and saying roughly 13 units were on hose lines or operating ladder trucks. He added that some of the 18 units reported on the dispatch…
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