Yesterday, 58 firefighters were injured in various fires related to cold weather and space heaters.

Out of those 58, 11 firefighters went to the burn center with 2 in serious condition.

From time and time again, we have learned that not only does snow, but the temperature
determines the increases in fires.

The "Code Blue" applies to several city agencies and gives immediate increases in staffing because of decreased temperatures. Snow is an additional burden to the Firefighters, with the increase of hazardous conditions all throughout the City.
This is yet another reason why we need to bring back the 5th Firefigther during Code Blue weather.

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