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Mason, Ohio, to fund firefighter study

Rift grows between city, department after spring investigation

By JESSICA BROWN
Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)

MASON, Ohio — City leaders are poised to spend tens of thousands of dollars to analyze and improve their embattled fire department.

In the meantime, the fire chief is being criticized for leaving a station understaffed while firefighters attend union meetings on city time.

The first move is an example of the progress the department has made after an eye-opening investigation last spring.

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