Des Moines faces firefighter shortage
Axios Des Moines: A shortage of firefighters is costing Des Moines thousands of dollars in weekly overtime, fire Chief John TeKippe told Axios this week. The shortage keeps at least two of the department’s 23 fire vehicles, like trucks or ambulances, grounded at any given time. New firefighter training was delayed last year due to the pandemic, City Manager Scott Sanders told the City Council last month. The department is playing catch-up with training and hiring, but expects to be in a staffing jam through at least the first half of next year, TeKippe said.
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