Information missing days after a Rialto fireplace station was broken in a automotive crash

Five days after a automotive crashed into Rialto Fire Department Station 201, officers remained mum on Thursday, May 16, about how response occasions are affected and the place firefighters have been relocated.

The driver of a automotive crashed into the Rialto Fire Department Station 201 on Willow Avenue on Saturday, May 11, inflicting vital injury to the constructing.

The red-tagged constructing signifies that at the very least a part of it’s unsafe to occupy.

Despite a number of calls to fireside and metropolis personnel, no particular info concerning the firefighters’ location has been supplied. Additionally, it’s unclear what Rialto Fire’s plans are for the constructing and the way response occasions have been affected for the reason that crash.

There are nonetheless fireplace personnel in administrative places of work. Early within the week, Rialto police Sgt. Richard Royce mentioned fireplace personnel at that station have been despatched to the opposite places.

The solely info supplied by the fireplace division was an announcement revealed on social media platforms.

“Despite the injury, we need to guarantee the group that each one fireplace and EMS operations will proceed with out interruption,” the Rialto Fire Department mentioned on social media. “The affected crew from Station 201 can be quickly relocated, however all sources stay totally staffed and operational.”