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Fire chief warns proposed removal of downtown rescue unit would lengthen response times
Summary
Fire Chief Albertson told council that eliminating Rescue 2 at Station 2 would reduce staffing (three captains and three firefighters by attrition), increase response times and shift calls onto other apparatus; Councilmember Gonzales said he will not support that cut.
Fire Chief Albertson told the council that the fire department’s proposed budget reductions would remove Rescue 2 from Station 2, eliminate three captain positions and three firefighter positions through attrition and increase response times for a busy downtown area.
At the budget workshop on May 4, Chief Albertson said Rescue 2 “ran nearly 3,100 incidents” last year and that removing the unit would require engines from neighboring stations to cover calls, producing longer response times on concurrent…
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