Just FDNY units out of the system’s 350 units were out of service Thursday morning due to lack of staffing, according to the department’s commissioner — pushing back at a narrative regarding alleged systemwide shortages because of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
“Right now as I’m talking to you, there are four units out of service, I dare say that’s fewer than on most days of any given year,” Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro told reporters during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Nov. 4 press conference at City Hall.
Nigro added that four units being out of service is far less than the 20 units that are generally taken out of service most days out of the year to accommodate training, maintenance and other needs — therefore the department can quickly adjust to this small shortage.
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