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Archive Home > 2005 > August > 17 > Taller buildings pose firefighting problems

Taller buildings pose firefighting problems

Bend fire officials say more personnel needed

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
August 17, 2005

Bend fire officials say it will cost about another $1 million to provide adequate firefighting services if the city permits six- or seven-story buildings in downtown Bend.

Don Jenson, operations chief of the Bend Fire Department, said that if a number of tall buildings are allowed in the....

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