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October 24, 2020 <br />Letter to Redwood City, City Council and City Manager, <br />I read an article in Saturday's Daily Journal that the proposed revised budget for 2020/2021 <br />would not include the funding of the operation of Engine 9 operating out of the main fire <br />station on Marshal St. This is a major mistake in defunding Engine 9. <br />In the fire service the ENGINE is the workhorse and primary apparatus within the department. <br />It responds to all types of 911 calls: <br />FIRE <br />MEDICAL <br />AUTO ACCIDENTS and many other needs that fall to the fire department. <br />2/3 of the calls for fire services is medical. <br />Engine 9 being downtown is the busiest of the engine companies in the city and I am told it is <br />the busiest in San Mateo Co. <br />Are you going to send Truck 9, the aerial apparatus to medical calls. A misuse of specialized <br />equipment. <br />The Daily Journal article quoted Mgr. Diaz or it was Chief Pucci who said "Average response <br />time in District 9 will increase by 6 seconds overall with the brownout of Engine 9." This 6 <br />seconds can't be right. Someone made an error. <br />Council, you need to find $2 million somewhere else that is not an essential service to the <br />community. Life safety comes first ahead of the Library or Parks and Recreation Departments. <br />Sincerely, <br />Emile Bourdet <br />Redwood City, CA 94062 <br />