Ware fire chief urges professional manpower study after record call volume
After the department handled more than 3,100 calls in a year and experienced frequent short staffing, Fire Chief James Martinez told the Selectboard a manpower study is needed and provided an overtime-cost estimate of roughly $239,940 to maintain four-person staffing.
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Fire Chief James Martinez told the Selectboard that Ware’s Fire Department handled more than 3,100 calls last year — the highest total in department history — and said staffing shortfalls are causing routine reliance on recall for daily operations. "The Department handled over 3,100 calls for the first time in its history," Martinez stated.
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