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So lets get to today's events:

Today at 11 am we had the WFD Special Hazards truck with 3 men, and Engine 9 with 3 men, all shopping at the same time at the Stop & Shop on Greenwich Ave. (Engine 9 may have had only 2 men, thereby leaving the truck unattended which is a direct violation of the ordinance put forth by the board of public safety) They left the store with 2 racks of soda and a small bag of whatever. As these men were getting into the trucks (which they hid behind the building) Ladder 1, the largest piece of equipment in the city, was dispatched on a call, just 2 blocks away from where 5 or 6 men and 2 pieces of apparatus were engaged in personal activities. Followed 3 minutes later by Rescue 3.

In the mayors past statements about this issue, he stated in this paper, that the men have the trucks and radios with them at all times so they can leave the market and respond to the call. Now, having presented the facts let us speculate for a moment.

Whoever was in need of the WFD services at this time, would they have had faster response from the 6 men and 2 trucks that were 2 blocks away, or was it more advantageous and less of a emergency priority to just send Ladder 1 from 2 miles away? Just asking. I'm sure someone from WFD will have a reasonable answer.

Meanwhile, during this display of mis-management, our Mayor is vacationing in Nantucket, AGAIN!

There once was a man from Nantucket whose.... well you know how it goes.