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Montclair fire captain warns of 'critical breaking point' as multiple firefighters plan to leave
Summary
A Montclair Fire Department captain told the city council that nine firefighters have accepted offers with neighboring agencies and that the department has lost 39 full-time firefighters over the past decade, leaving the city at risk of understaffing, overtime spikes and reduced emergency response capability.
A Montclair Fire Department captain told the City Council that the department is facing an urgent staffing crisis that could jeopardize public safety if it is not addressed.
"At this moment, 9 firefighters from our department have accepted conditional offers of employment with neighboring agencies," Fire Captain Dominic Mistretta said during public comment, explaining that the departures include engineers and…
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