- Reaction score
- 1,436
- Points
- 1,260
Tue Nov 29 2011
"Toronto fire teams slow: The Toronto fire department wastes precious minutes getting crews out the door after a 911 call, a previously secret report ordered released to the Star reveals.":
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1093926--toronto-fire-teams-slow
"Getting out of the fire hall: The standard for what firefighters call “turn out” — getting dressed and into the truck and out the doors — is 80 seconds. The consultants said Toronto firefighters are taking 185 seconds."
"Toronto fire chief agrees: Crews too slow to respond: Toronto’s fire chief acknowledged his department has work to do to stop wasting precious minutes getting crews out the door after a 911 call.":
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1094329--toronto-fire-chief-agrees-crews-too-slow-to-respond?bn=1
In other news, Toronto Fire will defer hiring 68 firefighters for $7.2 million in savings.
Toronto Police will defer hiring 236 officers, leading to $14.7 million in savings.
Toronto EMS will defer hiring 36 paramedics, resulting in $1.11 million in savings.
"Toronto fire teams slow: The Toronto fire department wastes precious minutes getting crews out the door after a 911 call, a previously secret report ordered released to the Star reveals.":
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1093926--toronto-fire-teams-slow
"Getting out of the fire hall: The standard for what firefighters call “turn out” — getting dressed and into the truck and out the doors — is 80 seconds. The consultants said Toronto firefighters are taking 185 seconds."
"Toronto fire chief agrees: Crews too slow to respond: Toronto’s fire chief acknowledged his department has work to do to stop wasting precious minutes getting crews out the door after a 911 call.":
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1094329--toronto-fire-chief-agrees-crews-too-slow-to-respond?bn=1
In other news, Toronto Fire will defer hiring 68 firefighters for $7.2 million in savings.
Toronto Police will defer hiring 236 officers, leading to $14.7 million in savings.
Toronto EMS will defer hiring 36 paramedics, resulting in $1.11 million in savings.
