Sylmar Stakeholders for an Additional Fire Station and Improved Assets
With only one fire station covering over 90,000 stakeholders in Sylmar and servicing an area of roughly 12 square miles plus neighboring communities, our community recognizes we are underserved and in need of increased emergency LAFD services including an additional fire station to improve emergency response times.
Sylmar's one fire station was established in the 1950s and desperately needs upgrading and expansion to house the fire apparatus and firefighters required to properly serve the area.
LAFD Station 91 assets include only 1 Rescue Ambulance, 1 Engine and 1 Fast Response Vehicle (temporary and limited service days/hours) which may be pulled out of service after April 2 as it was a 6 month trial.
By signing this petition, I am joining my neighbors in
the plea for immediate and substantial additional LAFD
services in my community.
We cannot wait for the many years it would
take for a bond measure to be passed. I join the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) and the Sylmar Neighborhood Council in
asking for the City of Los Angeles' immediate action to
provide the needed funding and resources to address this public safety emergency.
Updates
March 19, 2016
The momentum behind this fire station demand is undeniable and it proves the city can no longer ignore our public safety needs. Call your city council representative today to demand they keep the fast response vehicle in service permanently. Post this link on your Facebook page right now so we can pressure local officials to act before the next budget review.
38 Comments
We were promised Station 31 over some 6 years ago with a great photo op picture of LAFD and City Politicians that we would have this new station and sorely needed increased assets ... and the Sayre Fire proved the critical nature of our need and since that time, reponse time have continued to be below any reasonable standard.
We desperately need more than one firetruck and more than one ambulance. We're near the hills, we've been through a severe fire already once, with several fires in the area. There are too many homeowners families women and children that need the support of absolutely more than one fire truck and absolutely more than one ambulance.
90,000 people "protected" by 1 fire truck and 1 ambulance at 1 ancient fire station! Tell me what other city this size in the US has as few emergency response assets. Tell me!
Yes we need a fire dept. in Sylmar, my homeowners policy is a lot more due to the fact that there is not a fired Dept. within 5 miles.
We are in such desperate need of a new firehouse. Honestly in my neighborhood alone, Santiago Eststed, we have the fire engines, paramedics up here almost on a daily basis. I don't know how this one little dept. can even remotely cover 12 miles. It absolutely makes no sense whatsoever. Please listen the community of Sylmar, we need HELP!!!
This is very important for all of the Sylmar families.
If the people of Wilmington can get county, state and federal assistance for low level lead contamination of the soil, the people of Porter Ranch city, county, state and federal assistance for short term natural gas exposure, and the people of Flint Michigan get the attention of presidential candidates, plus state and federal assistance, why is everyone silent when Sylmar people are actually dying (As did Barbara Weisbarth) because it takes 15 minutes to get an ambulance to the house in an emergency? I had to drive my wife to the hospital myself because it is much faster than waiting for an ambulance. How many people have to die waiting for emergency response before the city provides us with the life saving service we pay for?
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Sylmar Stakeholders for an Additional Fire Station and Improved Assets
With only one fire station covering over 90,000 stakeholders in Sylmar and servicing an area of roughly 12 square miles plus neighboring communities, our community recognizes we are underserved and in need of increased emergency LAFD services including an additional fire station to improve emergency response times.
Sylmar's one fire station was established in the 1950s and desperately needs upgrading and expansion to house the fire apparatus and firefighters required to properly serve the area.
LAFD Station 91 assets include only 1 Rescue Ambulance, 1 Engine and 1 Fast Response Vehicle (temporary and limited service days/hours) which may be pulled out of service after April 2 as it was a 6 month trial.
By signing this petition, I am joining my neighbors in
the plea for immediate and substantial additional LAFD
services in my community.
We cannot wait for the many years it would
take for a bond measure to be passed. I join the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) and the Sylmar Neighborhood Council in
asking for the City of Los Angeles' immediate action to
provide the needed funding and resources to address this public safety emergency.
Updates
March 19, 2016
The momentum behind this fire station demand is undeniable and it proves the city can no longer ignore our public safety needs. Call your city council representative today to demand they keep the fast response vehicle in service permanently. Post this link on your Facebook page right now so we can pressure local officials to act before the next budget review.
38 Comments
Mello Roos fees are paid every year, and there has been nothing in return. These fees are supposed to go towards "public works and services" in the area they are levied, so I'd like to see some return on this investment in the Sylmar area.
We were promised Station 31 over some 6 years ago with a great photo op picture of LAFD and City Politicians that we would have this new station and sorely needed increased assets ... and the Sayre Fire proved the critical nature of our need and since that time, reponse time have continued to be below any reasonable standard.
We desperately need more than one firetruck and more than one ambulance. We're near the hills, we've been through a severe fire already once, with several fires in the area. There are too many homeowners families women and children that need the support of absolutely more than one fire truck and absolutely more than one ambulance.
90,000 people "protected" by 1 fire truck and 1 ambulance at 1 ancient fire station! Tell me what other city this size in the US has as few emergency response assets. Tell me!
Yes we need a fire dept. in Sylmar, my homeowners policy is a lot more due to the fact that there is not a fired Dept. within 5 miles.
We are in such desperate need of a new firehouse. Honestly in my neighborhood alone, Santiago Eststed, we have the fire engines, paramedics up here almost on a daily basis. I don't know how this one little dept. can even remotely cover 12 miles. It absolutely makes no sense whatsoever. Please listen the community of Sylmar, we need HELP!!!
This is very important for all of the Sylmar families.
If the people of Wilmington can get county, state and federal assistance for low level lead contamination of the soil, the people of Porter Ranch city, county, state and federal assistance for short term natural gas exposure, and the people of Flint Michigan get the attention of presidential candidates, plus state and federal assistance, why is everyone silent when Sylmar people are actually dying (As did Barbara Weisbarth) because it takes 15 minutes to get an ambulance to the house in an emergency? I had to drive my wife to the hospital myself because it is much faster than waiting for an ambulance. How many people have to die waiting for emergency response before the city provides us with the life saving service we pay for?
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Mello Roos fees are paid every year, and there has been nothing in return. These fees are supposed to go towards "public works and services" in the area they are levied, so I'd like to see some return on this investment in the Sylmar area.