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We take issue with Clyde Haberman's reference to an average 11-second increase in firefighter response time as "a slight rise" (NYC column, Jan . 30.
The Seven sought to connect the closings last spring to an increase in fire deaths and to a slight rise -- 11 seconds on average citywide -- in firefighter "response time".
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"The budget cuts have seen the loss of frontline firefighters, response times getting longer, stations closing and fire prevention measures reduced too," said a statement from the Association of Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Authorities who cover Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and Leeds.
They found the father, identified by the police as Myrtel Jean, 42, and his two children, Fabrice Jean, 2, and Sebastian Jean, 1. Firefighters' response to the scene was delayed by confusion over the address, a mistake that was quickly corrected, fire officials said.
The three major issues that firefighters' response indicated are a) consideration of human factors, b) sizing and fit, and c) integrity of protection in the interface for improved mobility, protection and comfort.
The $65.72 billion budget, which is likely to change before it wins approval from the City Council, also calls for a 12percentt cut to the city's libraries, the closure of some city swimming pools and the loss of 20 fire companies — a step that the city's fire commissioner said would slow firefighters' response times.
Now, for the first time, the Fire Department is re-engineering its approach: Its plan, set to begin on Monday as a three-month pilot program in Queens, is meant to slow firefighters' responses to certain calls by having them turn off their lights and sirens and follow the usual traffic rules.
Firefighters' responses indicate three major issues to be considered for improved mobility, comfort and safety: 1) consideration of human factors, 2) sizing and fit, and 3) integrity of protection in the interface between protective equipment and turnout ensemble.
Ergonomic design issues were identified through firefighters' responses about their limited mobility of the head and arms while wearing helmet and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), restricted access to coat pockets, back pain and soreness while wearing SCBA.
The mean value of firefighters' responses about the performance of fire gloves revealed low satisfaction with water-proofness (mean: 1.9 ± 1.1), grip (mean: 2.5 ± 0.9), dexterity (mean: 1.8 ± 0.9) and thermal comfort (mean: 2.9 ± 0.7).
Ergonomic design issues were identified through firefighters' responses about their limited mobility of the head and arms while wearing helmet and SCBA, restricted access to coat pockets, back pain and soreness while wearing SCBA.
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