The Chula Vista Fire Department - which has consistently failed to meet the national response time goal for six years - will soon get new firefighters.
On Tuesday evening, the Chula Vista City Council adopted a new budget which would add more firefighters to the department.
Darrell Roberts, President of Chula Vista Firefighters Local 2180, has been fighting for more hands on deck for years.
"We have the worst staffed fire department in the state of California," he said.