Fire Station Six

Proposed budget cuts threaten historic 'hose wagon' and one firefighter position

San Jose has 30 fire engines, spread throughout the city in 30 fire stations. Only one of those stations, Willow Glen's Fire Station Six, has an old-fashioned "hose wagon"--built back in the 1950s, designed to do nothing but carry a firehose. If proposed budget cuts pass through city council in coming weeks, that piece of equipment--along with one of the station's five firefighters--will be history. That has some locals flaming mad. Officials from Local 230 of the firefighters' union, as well as District 9 Councilmember John Diquisto--a retired fireman himself--say getting rid of the hose wagon and eliminating the position puts the Willow Glen neighhborhood in danger.   More

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