by savewinfieldfire_5mip2t | Jul 26, 2020 | goals
Substandard Facilities Main Station: Persistent roof leaks causing structural and equipment damage. Two female employees share a shower/restroom with the men, flipping a privacy sign. Restroom facilities should be modernized. South Station: Ambulance response delayed...
by savewinfieldfire_5mip2t | Jul 26, 2020 | goals
Modern Ambulances 80% of WFPD calls are medical. Basics are failing: Lights in the patient compartment sometimes don’t work. It has caught fire during a call. One ambulance responding to 30,000 residents is spread too thin. We need to buy three (3)...
by savewinfieldfire_5mip2t | Jul 26, 2020 | goals
Reliable Fire Equipment Current fire fleet is beyond its useful life. Our three trucks have a combined 50 years of service. We need one new fire engine.
by savewinfieldfire_5mip2t | Jul 26, 2020 | goals
Fire Prevention We have 410 fire calls per year. Many residents do not have adequate smoke and carbon monoxide alarm coverage. Children and young adults aren’t getting enough fire and firework education. All the surrounding communities do fire prevention inspections...
by savewinfieldfire_5mip2t | Jul 26, 2020 | goals
Understaffed 162% increase in call volume since 1990. One additional ambulance crew is needed. We lose great young firefighters each year that we’ve sent through training because we don’t have full-time positions to promote them into. Let’s stop training our...
