BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Some Baltimore firefighters warned response times to emergency calls are increasing with two of the city’s 17 truck companies out of service for repairs.
Here’s the fire department’s response.
@BCFDL734 spoke to #WJZ about two truck companies out of service in #Baltimore, which they say impacts response times when every second counts. @wjz pic.twitter.com/V10Qpy6JaA
– Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) January 2, 2019
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Unions representing firefighters and fire officers said the response times are still within national standards, but the out-of-service trucks are causing the department to shift equipment from station to station–affecting widespread parts of Baltimore.
The firefighters’ union described it as “playing Russian roulette.”
PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT
– Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) January 1, 2019
Baltimore City fire Department Truck #12 located @ the 3906 Liberty Heights has been out of service in your community since Dec. 24th. This is due to the lack of properly operating trucks. Response times may be affected.@IAFFNewsDesk @MolotovFlicker
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