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Firefighters tell Franklin Park trustees staffing, overtime trends are a public-safety risk
Summary
Three Franklin Park firefighters told the board on April 6 that membership has fallen and overtime pressures are high, citing health and family impacts and warning of possible resignations; village counsel said talks with union counsel are underway.
Firefighter/Paramedic Bart Borowiec told the Franklin Park Board of Trustees on April 6 that negotiations with the union began in December 2024 and that department membership has dropped from 43 to 31, with two members prepared to submit resignations and more departures possible. He described the decline as unsustainable and said it raises public-safety concerns while the department’s overtime budget is at its highest level.
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