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Union says Omaha must address slow Fire Department response times
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http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/union-says-omaha-must-address-slow-fire-department-response-times/article_26107ea8-3d25-11e4-85c2-001a4bcf6878.html
POSTED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 5:12 PM
By Roseann Moring / World-Herald Staff Writer
The Omaha Fire Department is not responding to emergencies fast enough, and the City of Omaha must address that, an arbitrator ruled last week in response to a complaint filed by the firefighters’ union.
John F. Sass ordered the city to put an additional fire engine, truck or medic unit into service, as well as to publish a report with a plan to bring response times to national standards.
He also ordered the city to keep in service a medic unit stationed at 16th and Spring Streets and to “work diligently” to solve problems with response time data collection.
Steve LeClair, president of the firefighters’ union, issued a press release calling the ruling a victory for Omaha and firefighter safety.
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