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Residents and chiefs press Torrington to staff East Side firehouse
Summary
Residents, a union representative and the fire chief urged the Board of Public Safety to staff the Torrington volunteer station for daytime coverage and to increase East Side staffing, citing response times of 8–12 minutes and recent fires that officials say could have received faster intervention.
Residents, a union leader and fire officials told the Torrington Board of Public Safety on March 4 that the city needs more staffed coverage on the East Side and that the Torrington volunteer firehouse should be converted to a manned station.
“I’m here tonight because of my growing concern for the safety of our firefighters and the residents of Torrington,” resident Rebecca Davis said, asking the board to open the Torrington volunteer fire department building as a manned station. “With response times to the East end of town stretching to 8 to 12 minutes, early intervention is no longer feasible for this part of town.”
Why it matters: Board members and officials said longer response times raise the risk of greater property damage and danger to both residents and…
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