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Committee notes steady rise in calls, difficulty retaining part‑time firefighters
Summary
Meeting minutes recorded that call volume has steadily increased in recent years and that part‑time firefighters are difficult to retain; current shifts list a lieutenant/paramedic plus five firefighters/paramedics and a minimum staffing floor of four.
During the March 24 Safety Service Committee meeting, the committee recorded that emergency call volumes have increased steadily over the last several years and that part‑time firefighters have been difficult to retain. The minutes list current shift staffing as a lieutenant/paramedic and five firefighters/paramedics, with a stated minimum of four personnel per shift.
Committee members linked retention challenges and rising call volume to discussions about increasing minimum staffing and pursuing full‑time hires. The meeting record does not attribute remarks to an individual speaker, provide call‑volume data, or identify specific retention causes (pay, scheduling, training), and it does not record any votes or directives to staff to collect further data.
