Even if you reduce the number of fire companies, the same amount of calls are going to come in," IAFF Local 55 Vice President Seth Olyer said. Last year, OFD received nearly 78,000 calls for service.
People are gonna start waiting 15 minutes while their mom is having a stroke, or while their father is having a heart attack," said Olyer, emphasizing the serious consequences of closing firehouses.
The city proposed suspending two additional firehouses for the first six months of 2025, among other cuts, to address an estimated $129 million budget shortfall for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
If the City Council approves the two additional fire station brownouts, the city would save an estimated $5.5 million for the fiscal year ending in June 2025.
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