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San Jose Firefighters to Expose Fatal Flaws with City's 'Dynamic Deployment' Scheme
4 major fires yesterday and the layoff of 49 firefighters left much of the city without fire safety coverage, putting lives and property at risk
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ --
| Who: | Over 200 San Jose Firefighters | |
| When: | Friday, August 27 at 11 am | |
| Where: | Holiday Inn, Mediterranean Center | |
| 1740 N. First Street | ||
| San Jose, CA 95112 | ||
| What: | San Jose Firefighters will be meeting to discuss the department's response to four fires yesterday, which crippled the City's ability to respond to critical incidents and life threatening emergencies. | |
| Yesterday's fires struck in the wake of Mayor Chuck Reed and the City Council's decision to lay off nearly 50 firefighters in July. City officials have argued that their new model for deploying Fire Department resources, dubbed "Dynamic Deployment," will mean that response times will not increase despite drastic reductions in the size of the Department. | ||
| San Jose Firefighters will use yesterday's incidents, and the Fire Department's response, to demonstrate the true impact of Mayor Reed's untested deployment strategy, one that ultimately risks the lives of San Jose residents in the name of political expediency. | ||
SOURCE San Jose Firefighters, Local 230
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