Cherokee County, GA — Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) has boosted its minimum staffing from two fire fighters per apparatus to three after Local 4047 leaders spent years pushing for the change.
Three-person staffing began August 17, using about 40 new fire fighters from two recent recruit classes. They will be spread among 22 fire stations across the county and bring the total number of fire fighters close to 500.
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