The time it takes from someone calling to reportanemergency to the moment when firefighting begins contains roughly a half-dozen segments, each of which may be measured separately and some of which are out of the fire department's control.
Mr. Holloway and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda Gibbs introduced the new flood-zone map Friday as part of the city's Hurricane Sandy After Action report, an overview of the emergency response to one of the worst storms in New York City's history.
The official report into the incident said that while anemergency salvage tug would not have prevented the initial grounding it would have made it possible to secure the vessel more quickly.