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Asheville Fire Chief outlines plan for fourth shift; Council presses for staffing and overtime clarity
Summary
Fire Chief Mike Case told Council the department plans to add a fourth shift on Aug. 1 by redistributing existing staff and using "debit days" to meet daily minimum staffing. Staff said they do not currently project a major overtime increase but acknowledged the city still needs to evaluate funding for 16 requested firefighter positions that are not yet in the FY27 budget.
During the budget work session, staff said departments submitted $7.5 million in new funding requests for FY27, including 38 positions and a $1.4 million request for 16 firefighters tied to implementing a fourth shift.
Fire Chief Mike Case described the operational plan: the current three-shift system (A, B and C) with roughly 86 firefighters per shift would be redistributed…
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