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'Unacceptable': Pattonville fire chief on St. Louis County's lack of timeline for bridge construction
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — "For our medical response, we are in a bad location," said an exasperated Pattonville Fire District Chief Jim Usry, pointing toward the cluster of buildings on the other side of the Prichard Farm Road bridge, "for the simple fact we can see it from there, but we can't get to you in a timely manner."
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