r/Firefighting • u/The_Road_is_Calling NH FF • Nov 25 '24

News Ohio fire department confronted about response to double fatal fire

https://chroniclet.com/news/411559/wakeman-fire-board-meeting-ends-in-shouting-match-over-fatal-fire/
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u/dwil22 Nov 25 '24

What am I missing. A volunteer department got there in 3 minutes and 30 seconds? That seems like a very appropriately timed response.

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u/jonathan_the_first Nov 25 '24

3.5 minutes is wild. They're usually more then ten where I live, and I'm about a minute from the station.

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u/Noisyink Nov 25 '24

Most of the guys in my volunteer brigade live 15-20+ minutes from the shed alone. We're rural bush fire fighters to be fair though.