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From: Kevin McDowell <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: Taking E-9 RCFD out of service <br />Date: Sunday, October 25, 2020 12:57:29 PM <br />Taking E-9 out of service is a serious mistake for the following reasons. <br />1. E-9 first due district is commercial, retail, and high density population (apartments) <br />2. By delaying an engine company to a reported fire makes small fires bigger <br />3. Giving some duties to T-9 does not eliminate the need for an engine company. <br />4. T-9 does not have a water tank, fire hose, or a water pump to extinguish fires. Truck <br />companies do not extinguish fires. <br />5. Slower response to medical calls. T-9 is a large ladder truck, probably about 40 feet <br />long. With traffic, etc. slower <br />6. With slower response to medical calls, patients with heart attacks, strokes, etc. will have <br />a less chance to live. <br />Thank you for reading. Please consider this very carefully. <br />Best Regards, <br />Kevin Mc Dowell Retired Fire Captain/Paramedic, Menlo Park Fire District <br />RC <br />