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Supermedics 8 & 23 Are Short Staffed Today
When Supermedic 23 serving (Ward 4) St. Anthony Park, Como, Union Park and Hamline-Midway is out on a call, the next closest Engine Crew is 8-10 minutes away. From 2004-2014 this service area (Ward 4) experienced higher fire fatality rates than any other Ward in the city. Over this same time frame Engines 20 and 23 have been decommissioned reducing available staffing by 8 Firefighters and 2 Fire Engines in Ward 4.
Supermedic 8 serving the downtown area averaged 23 emergency calls per day last month. Shutting down the Supermedic means staffing levels go down and response times go up.
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