After a 7-year delay, San Diego has a roving fire engine for one tough-to-reach area — and more may come soon

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City officials have been committed to the idea of roving engines as a solution to coverage gaps since a consultant recommended them in 2017. But deployment was delayed by staffing shortages.

San Diego is taking a long-awaited step toward shrinking emergency response times in hard-to-reach areas of the city and neighborhoods with high call volumes. The city launched its first roving 'peak-hour” fire engine five months ago in downtown's East Village neighborhood — one of a dozen coverage gap areas where badly-needed new fire stations won't be built for years.

A fire station devoted has been discussed for Broadway and 13th Street near the city's Police Department headquarters. But as with most new city fire stations, that is years from happening. The labor union representing city firefighters said it's upbeat about the peak-hour engine, especially in the East Village. 'This idea has been kicked around for several years,' said George Duardo, the union's president. 'The pressures in these dense areas are difficult.

 

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