Fire Service – workers are only as good as their tools

Oct 06, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Everyone has pinpointed, how incapable the fire department was after the event that occurred on October 2nd. My question to you is, what if there were lives on the line?
Disappointed, yes, that the building could not be saved in time, but all the more concerned about our emergency response.
That the “fire in the backyard” could not be extinguished immediately, and to see that the public servants were underprepared, it leaves me wondering, how can we only now be noticing the flawed system? It’s sad to see that it took a known building to go down in flames, to see little or no progress after so many years of investment.
I’ve heard and read comments about the firemen’s inability to contain the fire. You cannot blame a worker for not having the right tools for his job. Who is to point fingers and make laugh off of the persons that are risking their lives for us at the end of the day? Put myself in that situation, and I would feel useless not given the right equipment. So, too, for the public servants that are facing embarrassment right now. I ask that we remain respectful towards these persons, understanding that the team has acknowledged their mistakes, and hopefully are working to resolve it. I say we are grateful for your service, don’t be discouraged that you were not able to save the day. Thank God there were no lives on the line, and never underestimate such a dangerous thing like fire.
Our people are relying on these public servants. We are counting on this department. We would like to be assured our safety, in case something like this reoccurs in the future. Please, take this as a learning experience. It would have been a different cry, if lives were on the line.

Yours truly,
Saaya Prasad

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