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Franklin fire chief urges new hiring process as department faces staffing shortfall
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Franklin Fire Chief Snyder told the Fire Merit Commission the department will be one firefighter short after an impending medical pension and recommended starting a new hiring list because current candidates lack required certifications.
Franklin Fire Chief Snyder told the Fire Merit Commission on Feb. 10 that the department will likely be one firefighter short when a lieutenant completes a medical pension and that the current eligibility list does not include enough candidates with the required certifications.
Snyder said the department requires applicants to hold Firefighter I and II, HAZMAT, EMT certifications and a CPAT qualification; many names on the existing lists lack those credentials. “So I can go on at any time and look at anybody that I know their PSID number… and we just don't have any,” Snyder said. He added that some applicants have not started the certification process at all.
The shortage has practical costs, Snyder said: the department spent more than…
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