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Delray Beach fire chief urges maintaining 3‑person rescue staffing while outlining costs to implement 24/72 shift
Summary
Fire Rescue Chief Ronald Martin presented options to implement a 24/72 work schedule per the IAFF agreement and recommended adding staff to preserve the city’s current three‑person rescue staffing model; commissioners expressed strong support for maintaining current response levels.
Fire Rescue Chief Ronald Martin told the Delray Beach City Commission on March 18 that implementing the contractually required 24/72 work schedule will require added staffing and carry a significant price tag but argued preserving the city’s current three‑person rescue staffing is essential for timely high‑acuity emergency care.
Martin said the contract with the International Association of Fire Fighters (local 1842) calls for a shift that reduces average workweek hours to about 42, which requires creating a fourth platoon. To meet the October 1, 2025 contractual implementation deadline, Martin said the department would need 15 additional emergency‑operations positions in the current fiscal year and eight more positions in FY25‑26, though the second tranche would be filled based on…
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