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A preliminary report from the City Council Public Safety Committee says FDNY, NYPD and EMS emergency response times are getting slower.
The report, which was issued Monday, says that between July and October of 2003, fire engines were 11 seconds slower in getting to the scene of a fire than the previous year. The report also says the number of people dying in fires rose from 18 to 29 during the same time period.
According to the study, it also took firefighters and EMS crews an extra 15 seconds to respond to medical emergencies, while police took an extra 24 seconds to respond to crimes in progress.
FDNY officials blame the overall increase in times on the August 2003 blackout.
However, the head of the firefighters union called that charge a lie, and said the more likely cause is the shutting of six firehouses in May 2003.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the report is false and based on bad information. He says a report will be released by his office in a couple of days.
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