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Toronto chief acknowledges slow response times

Nov. 29, 2011, Toronto - Toronto’s fire chief has acknowledged Tuesday that his department has work to do to stop wasting precious minutes getting crews out the door after a 911 call.

“This fire service does not meet the standard, we know that,” Bill Stewart said after a Toronto Star story indicated that response times are too slow.

“It’s our goal, it’s where we want to be . . .  Is the standard achievable? I don’t know.” The Toronto Star reports.

November 29, 2011 
By The Toronto Star


Nov. 29, 2011, Toronto – Toronto’s fire chief has acknowledged Tuesday
that his department has work to do to stop wasting precious minutes
getting crews out the door after a 911 call.

“This fire service does not meet the standard, we know that,” Bill
Stewart said after a Toronto Star story indicated that response times
are too slow.

“It’s our goal, it’s where we want to be . . .  Is the standard achievable? I don’t know.” The Toronto Star reports. |
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