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Residents, firefighters press Brevard commissioners to address staffing, pay and funding
Summary
Multiple public commenters and firefighters said the county is losing personnel and asked the board to fully fund the fire-rescue department; speakers tied the staffing crisis to long-delayed impact-fee updates and the county’s fiscal choices.
A string of public comments at the May 6 Brevard County commission meeting urged the board to resolve an ongoing and worsening staffing crisis in the county fire-rescue department, saying the department has lost dozens of personnel and that remaining firefighters are working mandatory overtime.
Several commenters gave firsthand accounts. John Dacko, a career firefighter, told the board the department had not received a raise since Oct. 1, 2024, that last year there were more than 24,000 hours of mandatory overtime because of more than 100 unfilled positions, and…
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