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Fire chief presents data-driven plan to expand four-person staffing at priority stations
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The Boise Fire Department chief presented data and a multi-year plan to expand four-person staffing at priority stations to improve response times and medical outcomes, and estimated the combined one-time and ongoing cost per station at about $781,000.
Boise’s fire chief on Tuesday presented a plan to expand four-person staffing at priority stations, saying the change would improve response times, firefighter safety and medical response capacity. The chief used analytic software and national guidance to prioritize stations and estimated the combined one-time and ongoing cost to staff a station with a fourth person at about $781,000.
The chief summarized national background, noting the National Fire Protection Association’s committee work and a 2013 NIST study comparing three- and four-person staffing models. "Time…
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