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Firefighters control house fire on Willow Road in Menlo Park
Original post made on Mar 6, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 11:45 AM
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Posted by Middlefield fire station
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 6, 2012 at 12:16 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 6, 2012 at 12:16 pm
How wonderful that there is still a firestation close by on Middlefield. What would be the added response time if it were closed?
Posted by Fire expert
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 6, 2012 at 2:26 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 6, 2012 at 2:26 pm
The added response time would have been 1 minute or less. Engine 6 responded from downtown along with the middlefield crew. If the station were to be closed and relocated to flood park at Bay road, it would have added only 1 minute. Unbelievable to people who aren't familiar with fire protection strategy but a palo alto fire engine also responded, which would have put enough trucks on scene to competently control the situation. Also a redwood city battalion chief responded and a redwood city fire engine. This means the only gap of time that would have occurred would be 1 minute. Engine 6 from downtown also arrived only 23 seconds after the middlefield station's trucks, meaning there would be virtually no difference in response time. Hopefully I've answered your question.
