Cuts to Eastside emergency services are inevitable without sufficient budget increase, firefighters warn

Firefighters are already dealing with firetrucks without working water pumps and rigs that break down or start smoking on the way to a call, the union said.

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Firefighters are already dealing with firetrucks without working water pumps and rigs that break down or start smoking on the way to a call, the union said.

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