Six months after the City Council closed the Sunset Fire Department, details have emerged about mechanical problems that contributed to the station’s shuttering.
The crew was delayed because a firetruck’s engine allegedly wouldn’t start at the station, a block and a half away from the home.
The engine had no problems during standard checks earlier in the day, according to former interim Fire Chief Anthony Bott. In fact, he said, the firefighters had returned from driving it to lunch about 30 minutes before the call at about 1:20 p.m.
The station’s primary firetruck was being repaired that day, leaving the crew with the truck that wouldn’t start.