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City of Austin points to absent firefighters amid concerns over proposed staffing changes
Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker and the city of Austin’s budget office are now pointing to increasing absenteeism at the fire ...
At city council, Austin fire chief defends proposed staffing cuts
Reducing minimum staffing from four firefighters to three on engine trucks is one cost-cutting option city leaders are ...
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Austin Fire Department Conducts Water Rescue and Recovery Near 360 Bridge; One Swimmer Saved, Another Sought
Austin Fire Department conducted a water rescue near 360 Bridge; one swimmer was saved, while the search for the second ...
40 Austin Fire cadets graduate, department expects to be fully staffed by 2026
A new class of Austin Fire Department cadets graduated Friday morning, the first class to do so after the deadly July Fourth ...
Austin firefighters sound alarm over proposed staffing reduction
Facing a budget deficit, city leaders want to cut the number of firefighters assigned to each truck or unit to three apiece ...
Migrant families displaced after fatal Austin neighborhood fire: ‘I grabbed my kids and just ran’
A man believed to be in his early 50s was pronounced dead following an apartment fire at a building housing migrants in West ...
Man killed in Austin apartment fire
Chicago police and fire officials responded to the blaze around 1 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, ...
Cedar Park FD investigating house fire on Welch Way
No one was injured after a house fire in Cedar Park on Tuesday, officials with the Cedar Park Fire Department told KXAN on ...