FDNY Defends Response-Time Stats

    Oct. 2, 2003
    The Fire Department insisted yesterday it did not mislead the City Council on emergency response times, but members of the council and the unions representing firefighters were skeptical.
    The Fire Department insisted yesterday it did not mislead the City Council on emergency response times, but members of the council and the unions representing firefighters were skeptical.

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