Fire Chief Sounds Fiscal Alarm Says Short Staffing Hikes Risks for Boston

Recent arson and suspicious fires in a Lawrence neighborhood have kept the public spotlight shining directly on the Fire Department, which responded to 18,224 emergencies last year while operating at minimum required manpower levels, according to Chief Joseph L. Marquis.
July 18, 2003
Recent arson and suspicious fires in a Lawrence neighborhood have kept the public spotlight shining directly on the Fire Department, which responded to 18,224 emergencies last year while operating at minimum required manpower levels, according to Chief Joseph L. Marquis.
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