Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake reversed direction on a plan to close a West Baltimore fire company after months of protest from community members and fire unions, reports The Baltimore Sun.
West Baltimore’s Truck 10, which city officials had planned to close this month, will be kept open at least through June 30, administration officials said. They said funding would come from about $1.4 million in taxes, fees and lower-than-expected costs related to the Baltimore Grand Prix.
Two other companies — East Baltimore’s Truck 15 and Southeast Baltimore’s Squad 11 — closed this year and will not be spared, officials said. The administration has attributed the closures to the need to target city resources more effectively amid budget constraints.
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