According to the article here, it says there was no firehouse in the area and response time caused the additonal houses to catch fire. I've looked it up and according to Google Maps there are 3 firehouses that are a 10 minute drive at the speed limit from this location.
I live in Clarksville and it's a city which is very spread out, suburban area. Obviously everyone would like to see the shortest response time possible but I'm wondering what the opinion would be as to whether a 10 minute response time is "acceptable" and if it's fair to say "there is no firehouse in the area" when there is a station within 5 miles.
My thought is that in an area like this you're probably not going to get any better than that due to the financial realities of creating a new fire station when there's already one 5 miles away.
My thought is that it's a reporter who instead of just saying the fire spread that quickly had to throw something in there that sounded like blame.
Please share your opinions and if you like give me an idea of what your maximum response time is for your first due area. I'm trying to get started with my county's volunteer department so I'm working on trying to get a deeper understanding of all the various concepts involved with the world of firefighting.
Thanks
Eric
I live in Clarksville and it's a city which is very spread out, suburban area. Obviously everyone would like to see the shortest response time possible but I'm wondering what the opinion would be as to whether a 10 minute response time is "acceptable" and if it's fair to say "there is no firehouse in the area" when there is a station within 5 miles.
My thought is that in an area like this you're probably not going to get any better than that due to the financial realities of creating a new fire station when there's already one 5 miles away.
My thought is that it's a reporter who instead of just saying the fire spread that quickly had to throw something in there that sounded like blame.
Please share your opinions and if you like give me an idea of what your maximum response time is for your first due area. I'm trying to get started with my county's volunteer department so I'm working on trying to get a deeper understanding of all the various concepts involved with the world of firefighting.
Thanks
Eric
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