FireFighterNation

The issue of fire department staffing has been under scrutiny ever since the economy took a turn for the worse. But as Mike Kirby and Tom Lakamp point out, decreasing staffing only increases the amount of time it takes to successfully respond to and mitigate fires. Additionally, they examine NFPA 1710 and recent NIST research to support their argument for proper engine company staffing levels, as well as the need for decreased response times.