One good savings would be to quit having emergency vehicles driving all the way across the city for training purposes.
Yesterday- I spied these KC-MO Fire companies at the decrepit old Bannister Mall.
The chief told me they were "drilling" or doing simulated rescues.Among the companies there were Truck-5- from Station 18 near Linwood & Indiana in Midtown.
But the prize for longest-distance travelled was Pumper 44- no photo of them- for they arrived just as I was leaving.
Pumper 44 is stationed on Barry Road west of I-29- an at least 20 mile one-way trip for 44's.
Aren't there other places closer to Station 44 or- for that matter- Station 18- for those companies to drill?
Why are we wasting expensive Diesel fuel and wear & tear on expensive fire trucks for training sessions on the other side of town?
Inquiring taxpayers wanna know!
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