JERSEY CITY – A fire rig that covers the west side of Jersey City is expected to be out of service until the end of the year, prompting concerns among local residents and a call for a community meeting by Freeholder Chairman Bill O’Dea.
The fire pumper has been out of commission since Nov. 16, O’Dea said.
The department policy is that a rig should be out of service for no more than three weeks. O’Dea said the holiday season is a high risk time for fires and said he’s scheduled a meeting of concerned citizens for Dec. 7
“My plans now are to have a community meeting on Wednesday Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at the former OLV Grammar School to alert the neighborhood to the issue and put the city on notice as to our safety concerns,” he said. Our Lady of Victories School is located at 240 Ege Avenue near West Side Avenue in Jersey City.
On the agenda will be out of service pumper truck as well as discussion about security cameras for West Side Avenue and Lincoln Park. Expected at the meeting will be Councilmen David Donnelly and Rolando Lavarro and Fire Director Armando Roman.
“I have been working with council members Donnelly, Fulop and Lavarro on this matter,” O’Dea said. “To date they have not gotten me a definitive response. At that meeting we will distribute petitions to the community. “