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Proposed Cuts At Baltimore Fire Stations Prompt Protests

Potential cuts to two fire stations in Baltimore sparked protests in Pigtown and northeast Baltimore.

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About 70 people at each location — in Pigtown and northeast Baltimore — called on the mayor to keep stations from losing their truck engines and the firefighters who staff them.
About 70 people at each location — in Pigtown and northeast Baltimore — called on the mayor to keep stations from losing their truck engines and the firefighters who staff them. (WJZ)

BALTIMORE, MD — Two Baltimore City fire stations are facing cuts to their trucks and staff due to the Mayor’s 2021 budget.

“Jack Young, if you’re watching and hearing this, keep this engine open,” a protestor said Wednesday. A rallying cry could be heard to Mayor Jack Young at protests held at both stations Wednesday.

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