Agenda Item # 14.1 - Raul Mayorga | Received 09/27/2023From:Council Member Zachary Hilton
To:Public Comments
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:Fw: - Firefighter staffing
Date:Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00:27 AM
City Clerk,
Please include this as public comment for Item #14.1.
Zach Hilton
Gilroy City Council Member
www.zachhilton.com
#HiltonForCouncil @zachhilton_ca
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Hello,
I reside off and I’ve witnessed the delayed response from the fire department to a
witnessed seizure call I saw on my way to work early morning of a 13 year old child on the front
lawn. I sat with the patient and waited 18 minutes for response to said home on Mesa. That is
unacceptable for the department to be so thin that it delayed treatment and transport of the patient. I
pay taxes to the city and deserve the same response times as the folks on 3rd street or other areas like
Mantelli or Club drive. This incident I witnessed and stopped for was around 730 am. And Statistics
show most fires happen at night and when this happens victims have seconds not minutes. Please
consider building more firehouses as was originally planned when Glen Loma was being developed.
This is a fast growing city and you need to keep up.
Regards,
Tax payer Raul Mayorga