โSpencer Solves Itโ trying To help firefighters with broken A/C
Soaring temperatures, searing heat and hot temp advisories every day for weeks: That is what the men and women of the Houston Fire Department have to deal with on the job but at Fire Station 23, they are also dealing with the fact that their air conditioning system is not working and hasnโt been working for more than a week.
HFD trucks, other vehicles out of service due to staffing shortages caused by pandemic
HOUSTON โ The Houston Fire Department chief said the staff was โmaintaining operationsโ but โstretched thinโ after additional firefighters were quarantined on Monday. Fire Station 68โฒs ladder truck is one of six HFD trucks and other vehicles currently out of service because there arenโt enough firefighters to staff them, said Marty Lancton, HFDโs union president. โOn a perfect day, take COVID out of it, we donโt have the minimum staffing required for each apparatus,โ Lancton said. As expected, residents who live near the fire station said they were unaware of staffing problems at the fire department. Chief Pena said many firefighters are voluntarily working extra shifts to make sure Houston is covered.