Baltimore Fire Department’s Plan To Scale Back Number Of Initial Responding Units Draws Concern From Union

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Fire Department plans to cut down on the number of firefighters responding to initial calls, a move that isn’t sitting well with the firefighters’ union.
Currently, five engines, two trucks, two battalion chiefs and a medic unit are dispatched when a call comes in.
Come September, though, that number will shrink as the department tests reducing initial responding units to three engines, one truck and one battalion chief.
The department hopes