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Firefighters' union urges council to fund 22 additional firefighters and two inspectors after SAFER grant denied
Summary
The vice president of the local professional firefighters union told Salisbury council the department is understaffed and the city should fund new positions after a federal SAFER grant application was not awarded.
Spencer White, vice president of the Solid Red Professional Firefighters Union, urged Salisbury City Council on March 18 to fund additional firefighters and inspectors after the city did not receive a federal SAFER staffing grant.
White told the council that minimum staffing currently leaves 22 firefighters "breaking their backs" to meet demands that a staffing standard would place at 29. He said the…
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