As the firefighters’ union and the Queen City try to reach a contract, cuts have been made across the board at Manchester fire stations.
In order to avoid layoffs and shutting down stations, Manchester Fire Chief Dan Goonan made the call to cut back from 46 firefighters per shift down to 37. Goonan said he had to cut some crews from four members down to three.
“I'm losing sleep over this. This is not a good scenario for the firefighters or the public,” he said.
The cutbacks went into effect on Sunday. While the chief, the union and Mayor Joyce Craig are all unhappy about the cuts, Goonan said that’s what needed to be done.