Fire Station “Brownouts” Begin in Rochester
“Dynamic Staffing” is now in place for the Rochester Fire Department, meaning some fire houses will be closed on a rotating basis. Monday night it was Engine 1 on Monroe Avenue, closed from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 Tuesday morning. The cost cutting measure in the new city budget requires other fire houses to cover for […]
Council Approves Controversial Fire Staffing Plan
The Rochester City Council has approved Mayor Lovely Warren’s budget plan, including some controversial changes in how city firehouses are staffed. Up ’til now, firefighters got overtime for coming in to staff firehouses when the regular crews were called out to a fire. The new budget replaces that model with what’s called “dynamic staffing.” Firefighters […]