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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Branch
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Fire Company Closures
FOR the purpose of requesting that the Fire Chief appear before the Council to discuss the proposed permanent closures of 3 fire companies -Truck 10 in Harlem Park, Squad 11 in Hopkins Bayview, and Truck 15 in Broadway East - as well as any other proposed changes to the Baltimore Fire Department's deployment.
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In the preliminary budget plan recently presented for Fiscal Year 2013, the Administration was tasked with closing a gap of $48 million between projected revenues and the cost of maintaining the current level of City services. One of the most substantial of the cuts it proposes to do so is a nearly $8.8 million reduction in the budget for 'fire suppression and emergency rescue'. Much of this reduction would be achieved by permanently closing 3 fire companies.
The permanent closure of the 3 companies - Truck 10 in Harlem Park, Squad 11 in Hopkins Bayview, and Truck 15 in Broadway East - replaces the rotating closures of fire companies for financial reasons that have been in effect in one form or another since 2009. In announcing the permanent closures, the Administration has maintained that ending rotating closures through these permanent cuts reflects the reality of the City's changed economic outlook while providing needed certaint...
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