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Resident and subcommittee members press city on fire response times; officials point to recent changes and ask for time to study trends
Summary
Public comment and subcommittee members raised long-running concerns about Phoenix Fire Department response times; city staff pointed to recent rescue deployments and asked for time to analyze district-level trends.
A public commenter and multiple subcommittee members on Feb. 5 pressed city leaders about Phoenix Fire Department response times after the public raised concerns that average response times have been above National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for years.
Public comment and why it matters Orla Bobo, speaking during the meeting’s public-comment period, said she has tracked response-time data and believes Phoenix averages are “2 to 3 minutes over the National Fire Protection Agency standard,” that code-3 (lights-and-siren) response times have in individual instances been…
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