Prince George’s firefighter union sounds alarm on staffing, other challenges

Prince George’s County firefighters’ union warn of staffing shortages, delayed response times

The Prince George’s County firefighters’ union is raising alarms over staffing shortages that have led to slower emergency response times.

Prince George’s firefighter union sounds alarm on staffing, other challenges

The union representing career firefighters in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is raising alarms about a staffing shortage that’s persisted for years, even as call volumes have gone up. It’s to the point the union even commissioned its own study, which argued there aren’t enough firefighters — or even firehouses — to meet the needs of the growing county. “Prince George’s County doesn’t have enough firefighters, not just in their vacancy rate, b…