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Consultants outline long-range Jonesboro Fire Department plan recommending staffing increases, wellness and new funding options
Summary
A consultant presented a 10–15 year master plan recommending short-term staffing increases (29 to 33 minimum), NFPA 1582 medical screenings, station exhaust capture, purchase of training grounds, and funding options such as a $1–$2 hotel-occupancy fee and pursuing SAFER/AFG grants.
Mike Logan, project director for Emergency Services Consulting International, presented a long-range master plan for the Jonesboro Fire Department on Dec. 2 that lays out a 0–3, 3–7 and 7–15 year roadmap for staffing, health and capital needs.
Logan told the City Council the study used interviews with internal and external stakeholders, growth and call-volume data, and national standards. For the short term (0–3 years) he recommended adding a second assistant chief to split operations and administration, boosting daily minimum staffing from 29 to 33 (a staffing-factor change that the report says would require roughly 15 additional firefighters), expanding…
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