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Alexandria fire chief reports improved staffing, accreditation and new four-shift schedule
Summary
Fire Chief Hernandez told council the department achieved accreditation, cut annual attrition, filled vacancies and implemented a fourth-shift schedule averaging ~49 hours per week to increase rest and improve retention; the department reported 40 promotions with near 50% diverse selections.
Chief Hernandez and Assistant Chief Michael Cross updated the City Council on the Alexandria Fire Department's operations, staffing and planned changes to work schedules.
The chief reported the department currently operates nine fire stations and described recent personnel gains: an overall staffing level near 475 FTEs, a low vacancy rate reported at about 1.7 percent, and an attrition rate that the chief said has fallen from a…
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