Staffing
Full list of Staffing results
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RI town FFs say lack of staff causing excessive mutual aid calls
–The town received mutual aid 511 times this year and firefighters say they rely on a neighboring department almost daily
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City files lawsuit to overturn order that it must hire more firefighters
–An arbitrator ordered that staffing at the New York department must increase from six firefighters per shift to nine
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35 Pa. volunteer EMS services ask legislators to 'slow the bleeding'
–The services called for reductions in education, training and certification requirements as they face volunteer shortages
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Philadelphia reopens 4 fire companies closed during the Great Recession
–The city has hired 121 firefighter-EMTs to staff the companies with help from a FEMA grant
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Report on NC gas explosion recommends hiring more FFs
–The Durham Fire Department had requested 75 more firefighters prior to the explosion that killed two and injured 25
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Overtime has 'exploded' at understaffed Md. 911 center
–“We don't have an option of operating below a certain level ... we must fill the seat. Our overtime has exploded," Scott Campbell, director of public safety, said
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Why did we stop hiring and promoting the ‘workers’ among us?
–Valuing firefighters with a “worker” mentality – not simply degrees and test scores – is key to the long-term success of the fire service
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Calif. mutual aid system under stress
–Fire chiefs say that the decision to answer mutual aid calls has devolved from an immediate "yes" to a discussion about resources
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Report on Iowa university death raises questions about FD response
–“Due to staffing,” only two of four dispatched units initially responded to retrieve a UNI worker they understood to be inside the campus’ compromised steam system
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The all-in engine company: Making it work with 3 members
–Outlining the roles of firefighter, driver and officer and the tasks to prioritize
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Ind. firefighters land first union contract in 53 years
–The 35-page agreement sets the daily staffing goal of no fewer than 14 firefighters assigned to duty each day
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Ohio counties awarded $3.7M in federal grants to boost staffing
–The hiring grants pay for 75% of the salaries and benefits for new hires for the first two years and 35% in the third year
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Consolidating Ind. county 911 dispatch center proves difficult amidst increased operational costs
–Since the county went from four 911 centers to one, costs have increased, staff have unionized and technology is blamed for dispatch delays
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2 NJ fire departments awarded $8.85M in federal grants
–Jersey City Fire Chief Steve McGill said it’s the first time in department history that three grants were awarded in the same year
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Arbitrator: NY city needs to return to nine-member firefighter shifts
–The former mayor dropped the FD's ambulance service amid the city's financial distress and cut the department's minimum staffing levels to six members per shift
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