The funding to sustain four staffed fire stations. Everyone will suffer and the Fire Protection district is already losing trained personnel. Theyre quitting and seeks out more job security elsewhere. Its a mess. The fire chief is on his way out here to talk to us right now. Ill have a lot more on the options the Fire Protection district has moving forward coming up on our news tonight at 11 00. Reporting live, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. Thank you. An aggressive response from firefighters kept a fastmoving grass fire from growing out of control in santa rosa this afternoon. Kal fire planes, bulldozers swarmed the flames in sonoma county. It was under control in about an hour. No homes were threatened. Bay area air quality managers are asking homeowners not to set off their own fireworks. The soot and dust can cause asthma attacks and coughing. They say heat, dry grass and spark kbs a recipe for disaster. A better idea is to attend a professional fireworks show. We have a complete list
Parked here inside station 94. Just parked. The staon closed yesterday. Theyre essentially out of service. Its going to have a big impact, as you said, on thentire east contraosta Fire Protection district. The district is out of money and they have to liv within their budget. There are still three stations open in oakley, brtwood and discovery bay, but there will n longer be, from my understanding, backup crews for fires or for emergency medic calls. I just think its crazy how its going to shut down the Fire Department one week before the busiest time of the year for them. Firetrucks are in and out all day ng. If a fire goes on here, how long will it take for brently or oakwood to get here if theres a re right there . Reporter the answer is response times are expected to go way up districtwide. I talked with theattalion chief who said now without a funding stream and three failed ballot measures the dont have the funding to sustain four staffed fire stations. Everyone will suffer and t
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