Board of Aldermen Page 10
July 12, 2016
Alderman Cookson
And then further to the west you would only have Engines 3 and 6 that would respond; Conant Street
and...
Chief Galipeau
Those are the first two companies, yes.
Alderman Cookson
Would you have any other companies...who would be the next after those two to respond to something
in the southwest quadrant?
Chief Galipeau
The next company in would be Engine Company 2 out of Lake Street and that has about an 8 to 12
minute response into that southwest area and that’s even in good conditions.
Alderman Cookson
The one other comment that you had made during that meeting on the 27" was that this was especially
during the cold months that you had to keep the truck in the bay. What do you do during the warmer
months?
Chief Galipeau
Actually the truck is in the bay all of the time. | was referring to if Engine 3, our pumper truck were to
break down on a long weekend we can’t bring the spare pumper truck down there and park it out front
because it has water in it and it will freeze up so we are forced to call a mechanic in to fix the problem at
that time. With the additional bay and the ability to bring a spare truck down there we could get through
that extended weekend or even just through an overnight during the cold months and get the mechanic
in during regular business hours to fix the problem.
Alderman Cookson
So during warmer months would you leave the truck out and still be able to bring in a mechanic during
normal business hours and not pay that premium cost?
Chief Galipeau
That has not been a practice of ours because we carry a lot of very expensive equipment; we have
electronics on the vehicles and we prefer to keep them inside on shore power when they are not being
used.
Alderman Deane
My only question is and it’s not even a question, | don’t understand; were there persistent problems that
required people to be called in colder months for long weekends? That whole thing just sounds
interesting. The other thing is when Flatley was down there and everything went before the Planning
Board maybe we should have knocked on their door and ask them to help contribute to the expansion of
the station since their development was expanding the area. | understand that fire house is inadequate.
