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BETHANY, Okla. — A metro firefighter is being laid off following a bitter budget battle.
The Bethany Fire Department says it’s one of the busiest departments in the Oklahoma City area; it’s under-staffed and the loss will be a big one. News 9 first told you this story last month that the Bethany Fire Department was awarded an eight percent increase. But the firefighters say they had no idea that raise could cost them one of their own.
“It’s still hard, you know, knowing that today is my last shift as of right now,” said rookie Bethany firefighter Josh Morgan. Morgan says he got a letter from the city of Bethany, saying on Jan. 3, he will be laid off from the Bethany Fire Department. It’s a job he’s dreamed of for years and says he is stunned he has to go. “I love my job and love the guys I work with,” said Morgan, also a father of three with another child due in two weeks. “I had full intentions of doing my whole career here of you know 30 years, I didn’t plan on going anywhere.”
Full story: Bethany Firefighter Loses Job Following Raise Agreement For Co-Workers