A new plan to reduce the overtime hours of firefighters with the Anchorage Fire Department is set to go in effect next month. Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration says it could save between $70,000 to $125,000 in costs this year.
The administration’s plan is to reduce overtime during overnight hours — from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. — by having certain positions not be filled with staff on overtime. Normal staffing will continue during daytime hours, when they say most emergencies occur, according to a release from the mayor’s office.
The positions that will not be filled during overnight hours will be chosen based on location, position type and looking at how often incidents occurred in the past, according to the release, which added that “no station will be unstaffed.”