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• Va. fire dept. anticipating staffing shortage

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  A Richmond Fire Department memo said they often do not have enough personnel to meet minimum staffing requirements and that morale is low

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  Sonoma County supervisors give $1.7M for fire staffing, recruitment

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  Officials, citing the need for action after last fall’s catastrophic and deadly October fires, also agreed to spend $800,000 to recruit and retain firefighters

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  Addressing the toll of increased call volumes and firefighter training

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  Firefighter training requirements, call volumes, politics and recruitment/retention top combination fire department concerns

• San Francisco mayor’s budget plan allows for 90 new dispatchers

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  "Dispatchers are now answering approximately 1,000 more calls per day. That's about 1,000 more calls from seven years ago," Mayor Mark Farrell said

• Wash. fire dept. cited for safety violations after attempting to save man

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  The department was cited after two firefighters entered a structure to save a man's life, breaking the state code that says three firefighters need to be on scene

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  First responders hire marketing firm to help with recruitment

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  In an effort to combat the nationwide volunteer shortage, 20 fire and EMS departments in three states are getting creative with tactics such as recruitment centers

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  Fire dept. posts signs in search of new firefighters

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  The Owls Head Fire Department said they are so low on firefighters that sometimes they don’t have anyone to respond to calls

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  Judge: Ill. city violated contract by cutting fire dept. staff

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  The Mattoon Fire Department will now be able to hire more firefighters after a judge said the city broke a contract by cutting down on their employees

• NY town may consider grant to hire more firefighters

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  The grant could be used to rehire laid-off firefighters, retain firefighters facing layoffs, fill positions vacated through attrition or hire new firefighters

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  Fire chief: Volunteer dept. showed up to blaze with no water

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  Fire Chief Gary Brunoli proposed funding be cut for a volunteer department instead of laying off a paid firefighter

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  Fire department union threatens legal action over battalion chief job

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  Union president Daniel Daugherty said he plans to file an improper labor practice against the city after they suggested abolishing a battalion chief position

• NY firefighters' jobs could be saved by FEMA

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  The Federal Emergency Management Agency could be open to helping save 12 Newburgh firefighters from layoffs this summer if the city shares in the costs

• Tenn. fire dept. wants to add 67 more staff members

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  Nashville Fire Department officials voiced their concerns and said they “actually deal with having shortfalls” due to low staff numbers

• Wash. union disputes with fire department over staffing policy

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  The union said that fire engine crews are made up of two people, when state law requires at least three to act when responding to a fire

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  Conn. dive team in jeopardy due to budget woes

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  Though funding for the dive team is still intact in the latest fire department budget proposal, the dive team could be on the chopping block

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