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Originally Posted by McGyver9
So, does anyone know what the REAL story is?
You'll get 2 stories, depending who you talk to.
Management/Union
Is this a staffing issue (lack of enough personnel to work/cover the shifts), or budget (won't pay for overtime to staff apparatus)?
Are there a large number of people off on sick/injury leave?
Is it a combination of both?
I've NEVER heard of running with 2 on a Fire apparatus, in a "Professional" department...
What sense does THAT make?
You don't have Volunteers showing up on the scene to fill the crews.
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It is a combination of issues.
There are currently 40 firefighters assigned to each of the three 24hr shifts however there are currently three open spots. Then you have daily shortages caused by vacation or sickness.
The other part of this issue is the overtime cost.
A new hire class of six recently started their training and that help fill some of the shortages.