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Firefighters warn Macomb Township trustees staffing shortfalls are risking crews and residents
Summary
Union leaders and residents told trustees on Aug. 13 that the township’s fire department is critically understaffed, citing a recent incident where two firefighters were injured. Trustees said they would review staffing levels and continue discussions with department representatives.
Members of the Macomb Township Firefighters’ local and other residents pressed the Board of Trustees on Aug. 13 to address what they described as critical staffing shortages that, they said, put both firefighters and residents at risk.
Jim Muzinski, identified at the meeting as president of the Macomb Township firefighters’ union, urged immediate action after a recent house fire in which two firefighters were injured and multiple mutual-aid departments responded. "When a fire breaks out in Macomb Township, the people running toward the danger are not numbers on a budget sheet," Muzinski said at the board’s second public-comment period, arguing the department is chronically…
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