AKRON FIREFIGHTER STAFFING

AKRON FIREFIGHTERS ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE LATEST BUDGET DECISIONS IN THE CITY. 
DUE TO THE RISE IN RETIREMENTS AND THE SHRINKING OF OVERTIME FUNDING, FIREFIGHTERS WILL SEE STAFFING CHANGES, INCLUDING THE USE OF COMBO COMPANIES. THAT MEANS FEWER FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE ON INDIVIDUAL TRUCKS OR MED UNITS, AND THEY WILL SPLIT THEIR ATTENTION BETWEEN EMERGENCIES...