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ALPENA The staffing shortage at the Alpena Township Fire Department is being addressed, as more employees have been added to the schedule. Others may be hire
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Members of the community would like to recognize the professional firefighters who recently retired or resigned from the Alpena Township Fire Department: Captain Bruce Honeycutt, 27 years of service, Lieutenant Tom Tolan, 7 years of service, Captain John Clements, 27 years of service, and Captain Ken Piper, 17 years of service. Their dedication to the township will not be forgotten.
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By the end of the month, the Alpena Township Fire Department says they will be left with one full-time firefighter and the fire chief. It’s because of several resignations and retirements. The township board met to discuss the staffing crisis last week. On Monday, community leaders put together a temporary solution by having city fire department staff fill in the.
ALPENA- Mich. – A staff shortage at the Alpena Township Fire Department may cause the department to temporality close its Southside station by months end. The news comes after the Alpena Municipal Council voted last week to stop negotiations on merging the city and township fire departments.
According to the fire department there will only be two full–time employees, which would not be enough to man the south station on US 23. Alpena Township Fire Chief David Robbins said he wants to make sure the community is aware they will be safe in spite of the staffing issues.
“In the event of an emergency medical services call that station is approximately a mile from the city station and the city is automatically toned out as they have the contract for the county for ALS,” said Robbins.