By Owen Kingsley December 30, 2021 Maine (WABI) - Maine’s fire departments are facing critical staffing shortages. “When I started here in 1995, we had a roster of 25. Currently, we are down to 11 staff in total. That includes two full time firefighters,” said Pete … [Read more...]

By Lindsay Watts Published December 28, 2021 The surge in COVID-19 cases continues to stretch resources at area hospitals and fire departments across the DMV. On Tuesday, Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein alerted staff to changes at the department with nearly 10 … [Read more...]

Fire departments say they're struggling to find staff, and it's putting pressure on the staff they do have. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX) December 28, 2021 RICHBURG, S.C. — Volunteer fire departments say they're struggling to find staff, and it's putting pressure on … [Read more...]

“Volunteer numbers for firefighting have dropped significantly since the 1970s when there were around 300,000 volunteers to about 40,000 today in Pennsylvania municipalities, and specifically Sunbury.” Francis Scarcella The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. December 21, 2021 … [Read more...]

By JUSTIN STRAWSER The (Sunbury) Daily Item The Associated Press December 25, 2021 SUNBURY, Pa. The state of volunteer firefighting is in a crisis. That is the assessment of Acting Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook and multiple fire officials in the state, … [Read more...]

Baltimore Firefighters IAFF 734 Due to staffing shortages, and the rise in Covid+ members, the following units are closed 7am 12/31 to 7am 1/1: 28% of engines E4 E6 E8 E21 E23(day) E27 E30 E35 E46 E55 12% of trucks T3 T18 39% of EMS units A3 M14 M15 M19 M20 … [Read more...]

21% of NYPD officers and 30% of EMS personnel were out sick on Thursday By Paul Best | Fox News New York City is facing a critical staffing shortage of first responders as there are more NYPD officers and emergency medical services personnel out sick this week than at any … [Read more...]