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• Position: Firehouses in New York City - Brief Article

Alarms sound, and firefighters rain from the ceiling, sliding down slippery metal. poles to reach their trucks within seconds. This scene is becoming a thing of the past, as cities build one-story firehouses and update older facilities. In New York City firehouses, pores are being removed and the holes seated up so that ducts can be installed for central, air-conditioning. Some firefighters object. "Now, at 4 o'clock in the morning, you've got 11 guys going down the stairs," says one veteran...