Fire Service Staffing
A new analysis recommends hiring more firefighters and rethinking cross-staffing practices at the Anne Arundel County Fire Department
Our 2025 walkaround breaks down the year’s controversies and triumphs — and opportunities for growth in the new year
Grand Blanc Township trustees voted to add a full-time firefighter as fire officials cite safety concerns following a deadly church shooting and fire
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
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