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Oneonta Professional Firefighters

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City Hall, Oneonta Firefighters Spar Over Staffing

AllOTSEGO.com EXCLUSIVE City Hall, OFD Union Spar Over Staff Levels By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Negotiations between City Hall and the Oneonta Professional Firefighters have spilled out into the open. The Oneonta Professional Firefighters accused Mayor Gary Herzig of “mischaracterizing” OPF’s “advocacy for maintaining adequate staffing” of the Oneonta Fire Department in a Dec. 17 press release. OPF President Andrew Turner reiterated the Fire Department’s continuing need for “six trained firefighters…on duty 24/7” in order to keep Oneonta safe.  “This…

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After Fire, Union Seeks Staff Hikes

OPF: PERSONNEL LACKING After Fire, Union Seeks Staff Hikes ONEONTA – Following Tuesday’s housefire on Church Street, the Oneonta Professional Firefighters union today called for an increase in staffing “to help keep the … community safe.” In a press release, the OPF called for: At least six trained firefighters/EMT’s on duty, 24/7, and At least three personnel, trained at EMT level or higher, responding to each medical emergency. On Monday, there were only five firefighters on duty, the union said…

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