Staffing

NY volunteer FDs seek right to send bills for EMS calls

Volunteer fire companies foot the bill for everything associated with an ambulance, which he estimated comes in between $160,000 and $200,000

Houston mayor to open city's financial data for fire union ahead of 220 firefighter layoffs

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The Houston city council is scheduled to consider a measure to lay off 220 Houston firefighters

Who said cooking healthy had to be hard? Here are 4 firefighter-approved recipes

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One firefighter is showing, not just telling, others in the firehouse how to lead healthier lives by making nutritious food

Maine firefighters: Town is 'playing with fire' with understaffed department

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With a 66 percent increase in calls over the last 10 years and no change in staffing since 2006, fire leaders in Brunswick are hoping for a change

Houston mayor, fire union discuss pay raise phase-in to prevent layoffs

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The meeting marked a rare sign of progress in the long-running feud over the Prop B ballot referendum

RI to vote on proposal to expand overtime pay for firefighters

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Two bills would strike from R.I. state law an exemption that shields the cities and towns from having to pay firefighters overtime after 42 hours

Ohio city adding full-time firefighters to rescue it from station brownouts

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The city will convert two part-time spots into two full-time positions as a short-term solution

Houston firefighters march on City Hall over pay, layoffs

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May Sylvester Turner has contended the fire department should bear the costs of Prop. B, citing a city-commissioned report that recommends a reduction in firefighters

NY demoted fire captains reinstated

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In 2015, eight captains were demoted to firefighters, supposedly to save money

Md. fire department using OT to fill shifts due to shortage

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The Baltimore City Fire Department is paying overtime to fill nearly a third of its firefighter and medic shifts every day

Full time, part time, overtime: How to fill fire department vacancies

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Disrupting the fire service’s legacy approach to staffing by breaking down constant and continuous staffing models

Ohio fire union warns low staffing 'could mean life or death'

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The Riverside Fire Department is busier than ever, and at the same time, has the lowest staffing levels the department has ever seen

San Diego plans to hire 220 firefighters to reduce overtime costs

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The city’s goal is to increase the number of firefighters from about 900 to more than 1,100 over the next five years

Audit: Fla. county 911 centers spending millions due to understaffing

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Broward County’s 911 centers are spending millions of dollars in overtime — with dispatchers forced to work the extra hours— to make up for continuing vacancies