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Agency official says staffing shortfall left 10 firefighters at recent blaze
Summary
An agency official said a recent fire response was reduced from the usual 13 personnel to 10 because both ambulances were at Sturdy Hospital; mutual aid from Attleboro, Plainville and Cumberland was requested and staffing remains a town budget issue.
An agency official said a recent fire response deployed two engine companies, a ladder company and a shift commander but had fewer firefighters than usual because both ambulances were at Sturdy Hospital.
"So initially, at this fire, we showed up with, 2 engine companies, a ladder company, and a shift commander," the agency official said, adding that "both of…
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