The subject of safety seems to be a reoccurring theme in the high school referendum debate. Whether you are for the referendum or against, I think we can all see that moving the fire station at Lilly and Capitol Drive to Calhoun Road and Capitol Drive will add significant travel time for fire/EMS service to East High School.
Presently the Lilly station is less than one mile away from East High School with a travel time of just over a minute--driving at normal speed, under 1 minute for emergency vehicles.
The proposed new location would make the distance from
East to fire station nearly 3 miles. (Look at page 10 screen 20). The travel time would be over 4 minutes (at normal speed). Fire/EMS vehicles may travel above speed limits; however, heavy traffic on Capitol may make this more difficult. Regardless of traffic conditions, the proposed distance is 3X greater than the present location.
That increase may not seem that significant if the school is on fire. Fire drill evacuation times average less than the travel time. But should a student or students require EMS services from a sports injury or accident at school, that increase is now life threatening. In addition,
"These days, with the bomb threats and violence in our schools, prompt Fire/EMS service has never been more important." The City of Brookfield Common Council is likely to approve the move of the Lilly and
Moorland stations unless we all speak up, prior to April 3rd's Common Council meeting.
Please contact all of the aldermen and the mayor regarding this move. I urge you to ask them to keep the stations where they are. I also ask that you contact Matt Gibson. Certainly this move should be a concern to the school district.Please come to the City of Brookfield’s Common Council meeting on April 3, at Brookfield City Hall, and speak up for the students at East and the residents of the east side. The Public Comment portion of the meeting begins promptly at 7:45 pm. This will be your final opportunity to speak about this proposal before a final vote is taken that evening.
The Common Council will be debating and voting on whether to relocate the Lilly and Moorland stations to Calhoun Road. If you stay for the meeting, you will also be privy to the election results of the referendum vote.
For additional information about the fire stations and other town/city fire service related issues, visit
betterbrookfield.com.
Matt Gibson addressed the Common Council regarding the district’s referendums as a private citizen. I would hope he would address the Common Council as Superintendent to speak up for the safety and well being of Elmbrook’s students.
Reader Comment: 1. Make sure voters understand the irony of him (Gibson) wanting $108.8 million when saving $3 million (by keeping fire stations where they are) could give him so much more safety. And that fire isn’t the only issue – most “fire” calls are really EMS calls. The high schools house the largest daily concentration of people in Brookfield.
Reader 2. From someone who lives off of Capitol..."during morning rush hour from 7 to 9, noon time, and afternoons after about 2:30 pm, the road (Capitol) is jammed." (These would be times school is in session.)
My Note: 75% of all calls in Waukesha County are EMS, 70% of all calls occur in daytime, almost twice as many calls are northeast side compared to northwest side.
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