Statement: “San Diego already has the lowest firefighter to population ratio of any major metropolitan city in California,” Frank De Clercq, president of the San Diego firefighters union, said Aug. 5 at a press conference supporting a half-cent sales tax increase.
Analysis: For years, some firefighters, researchers and residents have called for San Diego to build its firefighting arsenal. Now, the city’s mayor is forecasting even fewer firefighters.
Fact Check: Fewer Firefighters Than Other Cities
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