Rolling Closures of Phila. Firehouses Begins

The city has begun temporarily closing fire stations
to help balance its budget.

The city has begun temporarily closing fire stations to help balance its budget.

KYW’s Mike DeNardo reports that what the fire commissioner calls rolling “brownouts” began today with the closing of three fire companies during the day shift that started at 8am.

The city says these rotating brownouts will not have an impact on public safety, that firefighters from those companies will be redeployed to other companies or go for training.

Fire commissioner Lloyd Ayers points out that before now, five companies a day were closed to training.

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