Fire Service Staffing
The agreement mirrors 5% FOP raises, preserves staffing and unlocks hundreds of millions in retro pay pending union and City Council approval
The blaze injured two Macomb Township firefighters and drew aid from five communities, highlighting Local 5023’s staffing concerns
The Milton Fire Department will implement a new 1-3; 2-3 shift schedule in October, offering firefighters more time off, improved work-life balance and reduced burnout
During the past four years, the Watertown Fire Department’s overtime has more than doubled
The firefighters said the district should have included not just hourly pay in its calculation of the regular pay rate, but also other compensation
With over half of their staff taking the city’s firefighter exam, the department’s EMS team will have to work overtime
The fire division plans to decrease its overtime by about $60,000 next year and lower the number of firefighters on each shift
Wilmington Fire Chief Anthony Goode said it would cost nearly $100,000 per firefighter to fill the department’s vacancies
The practice, used to halt overtime, was suspended the day after two Wilmington firefighters were killed in a rowhouse fire.
Those payments follow a change in the overtime payment structure after it became clear the city no longer could use what’s known as the “fluctuating work week” method
One city official called the fire department’s overtime budget of $1.48 million unacceptable
