FOR YEARS, BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS AT STATION 35 JUST OFF OF PASEO DEL NORTE COULD ONLY GET ON PASEO INDIRECTLY, ADDING TO THEIR RESPONSE TIMES. ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF MIKE CHAVEZ SAYS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DIRECT ACCESS TO PASEO. HE SAYS THERE’S NOW A CROSSOVER WITH A GATE AND FLASHING LIGHTS TO ALERT CITIZENS SO CREWS CAN PROCEED TO CALLS.
HE SAYS THEY’LL SAVE ABOUT 44 SECONDS ON WESTBOUND CALLS AND 21 SECONDS FOR THOSE HEADING EAST. FIRE STATION 35 IS LOCATED EAST OF EUBANK.
