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Increased response times for structural fires and contributing factors
1:29:25
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Council Member Ariola raises concerns about increased response times for structural fires, citing an increase from 5 minutes 10 seconds to 5 minutes 25 seconds. She suggests that various factors such as 911 call delays, street redesigns, traffic congestion, and bike lanes may be contributing to this issue.
- Ariola mentions personal experience of being put on hold when calling 911
- The increase in response time for structural fires is specifically noted
- Various urban design factors are suggested as potential contributors to delayed response times
Joann Ariola
1:29:25
I mean, I've I've called 911 myself and was put on hold.
1:29:29
And so but and we have addressed it at other hearings, but it is a problem, and it could be part and parcel of why there is an increase in delayed response times.
1:29:42
But the citywide response time to structural fires has increased from five minutes and ten seconds to five minutes and twenty five seconds.
1:29:51
In addition to, say, nine eleven calls, would you say that the dispatch times would you say that there has been an increase in response times due to street designs, redesigns, traffic congestion, bicycle lanes, bus lanes, etcetera, etcetera?
Robert Tucker
1:30:14
Yes.