Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta
Warns 12 More Are Severely Threatened
NY Daily News 5/13/09
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta testified before the City
Council Tuesday about the impending closure of four FDNY
companies - and warned that 12 more may go dark by the end of
the year.
Over protests from several Council members, Scoppetta said the
city's budget crisis made it impossible to save the four
companies, including the only ladder company on City Island in
the Bronx. They will close July 1.
Scoppetta said the additional dozen companies - which have not
been selected - could be saved with concessions from the fire
unions.
Currently, 134 of 198 engine companies are staffed with four
firefighters, while the remaining 64 companies carry five
firefighters. If those units switched to smaller crews, the
savings would allow the fire companies to stay open, Scoppetta
said.
The unions blasted the plan, saying the proposal would endanger
public safety during the busiest time in the FDNY's history.
related...
Four FDNY Companies On The Chopping Block WCBS-TV 5/12/09
FDNY Closings Get New Yorkers Hot All Over The City NY Daily News 5/12/09
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