Thursday, July 27, 2023

Missoula fire makes budget requests for 2024, cites slower response times

https://missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-fire-makes-budget-requests-for-2024/article_8dc747d0-266d-11ee-8baa-2ff8c956fd24.html

seeking 6th fire station

have 6 minute response time goal - sorta

have had 80 firefighters since 2008

"The national standard for fire personnel to be on scene for cardiac
arrests, structure fires and other emergencies is six minutes,
something the department is struggling to keep up with at four of its
five stations."

Hughes said the department has been trailing about an extra one to two
minutes in its response times, a significant amount when seconds
matter in emergency responses.

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