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Acton Fire Department pilot shows improved morale and outlines 3-district plan; final report due early 2026
Summary
The Fire Department and the Collins Center reviewed a pilot of alternative staffing and station configurations showing improved morale when crews co-locate, identified staffing and paramedic-training priorities, and outlined a planned three-district response model with phased paramedic coverage. A final Collins Center report is expected in early 2026.
Acton's Fire Chief and consultants from the Collins Center briefed the Select Board on Dec. 1 about a pilot program testing station staffing and operational configurations. The pilot began in February 2025 and ran through two phases into August; consultants used CAD dispatch data, contiguous-town comparisons and firefighter and public surveys to evaluate response times, staffing impacts and morale.
The department piloted a two-district model and subsequently tested a three-district configuration. Under the plan the…
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