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• #1 by Scott on March 14, 2013 - 11:22 PM

  

  This is an excellent video. Some of the best interior videos I’ve seen! Its a shame their plight is not more publicized. Unfortunately, East St. Louis has the same problems that Highland Park MI, Detroit & Gary IN have been going thru. Blighted, ghettos that most of the world has written off. It seems the Firefighters (and other public safety workers) are the only ones that still care to protect and save what people and little good is left. Be Safe Brothers of “ESL”!

• #2 by chris r on March 14, 2013 - 8:44 AM

  

  An example is the BROADVIEW fire department, they used to have between 9 to 11 personnel on duty and nowadays between as few as four personnel. They also have a paramedic ambulance, so if the ambulance is out, now you have a two man engine company, for whatever comes into the village.

• #3 by chris r on March 14, 2013 - 8:03 AM

  

  I thought there would be a big discussion about the this video, about what is happening in EAST ST LOUIS il. How are they supposed to fight a fire with a three man engine company and losing another twenty two more fire personnel. You can’t run a fire department with that few men safely. The sad thing is that it’s not unusual in today’s society, for goverments to keep cutting fire department budgets and expect fire departments to function. You wonder who the next department will be reduced to this type of staffing?

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