Maritime firefighters sounding alarm about staffing levels - Halifax

Maritime firefighters sounding alarm about staffing levels - Halifax

Firefighters are sounding the alarm about staffing levels in the region with union representatives saying a lack of personnel is putting the public at risk.

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Maritime firefighters sounding alarm about staffing levels

Firefighters from across the Maritimes are sounding the alarm about staffing levels in the region, with union representatives saying a lack of personnel is putting the public at risk. Dozens of firefighters gathered in Charlottetown on Monday as part of the 4 Firefighters 4 Your Safety campaign. Unions say departments throughout the Atlantic region are not meeting international standards. “It’s the notion of two in, two out. If there’s two firef…