Albuquerque’s fire chief is firing back at a new study that says his department isn't responding to calls fast enough.
"Within this study there are several statements that are misleading and they're inaccurate and they make for some pretty sensational headlines,” said Albuquerque Fire Department Chief James Breen.
Chief Breen disputes the findings of an 89-page report by the International Association of Firefighters, or IAFF.
The report was commissioned by the local firefighters’ union, IAFF Local 244.
The study says “AFD is not in full compliance with performance objectives stated in NFPA 1710 standard.”
Breen said that’s simply not true.
"As a public servant I have an obligation to tell the truth, to ensure that the public receives accurate information regarding community risk, and is aware of AFD's actual performance measures," said Chief Breen.
The report said AFD staffs its ladder companies with three on-duty firefighters, rather than the minimum of four. And that AFD is unable to respond with an engine company to 90 percent of roads in the jurisdiction within the four minute response time as stated in NFPA 1710.
Equally, the report said AFD is also unable to respond with the apparatus and staff to any full first alarm dispatch on 90 percent of the roads in the jurisdiction within the 8 minute response time as stated in NFPA 1710.
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