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Charleston Fire Department reports staffing gains, plans schedule trial and academy intake
Summary
The Charleston fire chief told the Public Safety committee that the department is nearly 93% staffed, will trial a new shift schedule in May aimed at improving sleep and cancer prevention, and plans a July academy expected to onboard about 50 recruits.
The Charleston City Committee on Public Safety heard a departmental update on March 18 from the fire department, which reported stronger staffing levels, ongoing retention challenges and a planned scheduling trial intended to improve restorative sleep and reduce health risks for firefighters.
The chief told the committee that the department is almost 93% staffed and that “almost every metric that we measure concerning response times is trending in the right direction.” The department said it will trial a new schedule in May that moves firefighters away from the traditional 24-on/48-off pattern to a rotation described in the presentation as “1 day on, 3 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off,” which officials said would provide a middle…
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