Comments on: Baltimore mayor okays one truck closing but decides not to shut two other companies. Chief sees a positive sign as leaders look for a way to fund fire department’s overtime.

By: Jimy

Jimy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:25:54 +0000

Did “Mayor” Sheila Dixon have to pay her own attorney fees or did the city foot the bill? Interesting….

By: Tillerman

Tillerman — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:13:41 +0000

She made a command decision not to close the 2nd busiest truck in the city, a truck that primarily serves poor neighborhoods. It’s still roulette, but in fire house roulette there are some numbers that come up much less often than others. The companies that have fewer fires are where cuts and/or closures should be focused. You just have to get the idea by well-to-do citizens, who don’t understand the role of poor people in the fire square.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:12:05 +0000

How about that all these closings come only a week after the mayor is convicted of stealing gift cards from the citizens of Baltimore. Now two days later she comes out to “save” these companies. It all sounds like a political ploy to make her look like the savior of the city, all while people are dying on the streets.

By: Ed Potoczak

Ed Potoczak — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:23:16 +0000

Dave, check the overnight Baltimore news wires. There was a fatal fire in Truck 18′s first due area. Truck 18 was closed last night as part of the rotating closure plan to save the city some money. To cover Truck 18′s closure, Truck 16 had to be pulled from a greater distance. The comparative mileage that factors into this fire fatality is that Truck 18 would have traveled 0.4 miles from quarters to the scene had they not been closed by the Mayor last night and the covering company, Truck 16, traveled 2.78 miles to get to the scene. Of note is the recent announcement that Truck 16 is scheduled to be permanently closed next month.

By: MadMDTaxpayer

MadMDTaxpayer — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:31:20 +0000

…there are still 4 companies closing, it’ll just be a different 4 companies every day. So the firemen won’t have permanent homes, and the companies will be a mish-mash of personnel, and the mayor, the union, and the city can still pretend that the companies aren’t closed. You didn’t win anything, you just found a mayor who would rather spread the pain than make a command decision.