New statistics released Monday show response times are down for the New York City Fire Department.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to tout the findings and open a new firehouse.

Officials said a new dispatch system helped bring down the response times.

According to the statistics, the number of fire-related deaths has declined from 104 in 2005 to 86 in 2008. The response times have dropped from 4 minutes and 36 seconds in 2005 to 4 minutes and 12 seconds last year. In 2007, the average response time was 4 minutes and 27 seconds.

However, there is concern that budget cuts the city is enacting will hamper the progress that has been made.

The FDNY has already lost 550 civilian jobs and has seen the elimination of five companies since 2003.

Bloomberg also continued his call to do more with less.

"Will there be tragedies down the road among the civilian population and among firefighters, sadly, we just know that's going to happen," said the mayor. "And you'll always be able to go, 'well if we had a fire house on every block.' But that's not the real world. If we had a cop on every corner, crime would be lower. That's not the real world. We're going to have to deal with the realities."

Meanwhile, the FDNY also announced today that in response to the fatal fire at the former Deutsche Bank building that claimed the lives of two firefighters, the Fire Department is teaming up with IBM to create a new database.

The database will allow inspection crews to use handheld devices as they are looking at buildings.

"It will avoid duplication. It will provide accountability," said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta. "It’s going to make this city have, I think, the most efficient and effective building inspection system in the country."

Investigations into the fire found that more complete inspections of the building may have helped prevent the incident.