![]() Freitas was one of 11 firefighters working day “That ’s like a thr ee to four minute run fro m headquarters,” Freitas said Friday. The response wou ld hav e beenquicke r hadEngine1 base d at fire headquarter s on Ross Street been dispatched. It to oknear ly 11 min ut es fr omthe tim e Luz ern e County 911 received the call until Engine 2, dis- patched from Hollenback Station on North Wash- ington Street, arrived, Freitas said. But the dama ge could hav e been minimiz ed with mor e firefight ers and equipm ent avail able, a long-running sticking point with the International Asso ciat ion of Fir efigh ter s Loca l 104 whic h has seen the minimum staffing level reduced by more than one-third over a 10-year period. “Theygot it,” saidGreg Fr eita s, vicepreside nt of the city firefighter s’ union. The fire, star ted by spon tane ous comb usti on of grass clippings in a plastic recycling container cli mb ed upto th e sec on d flo or, cau sin g dam ag e in- side and out befo re firefi ght ers exti ngu ishedthem. WILK ES-BA RRE - While child ren cra wled through the city’s fire safety trailer at Kirby Park eigh t day s ago, a home own er on Almond Lane wai ting for an engi ne to arriv e fro m acr oss town used a garden hose in an attempt to douse flames. ![]()
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