Articles filed under Geneva Fire Department

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  Tighter budgets, staffing straining suburban fire departments Mar 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Mounting pension obligations and tightly drawn budgets are straining staffing at many suburban fire departments, including some that already are shorthanded and others that regularly send firefighters across borders to help other towns. In a “do more with less” world, four of 10 suburban fire departments surveyed are running at least one firefighter short of authorized staffing, which could cause problems, because doing more with less isn’t always possible in battling fires or responding to ambulance calls.
  

   

• Geneva firefighters get raises in new 4-year contract Dec 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Geneva firefighters have a new four-year contract that includes provisions for both market- and merit-based pay raises.
  

   

• Geneva bans backyard fires due to dry conditions Jul 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Citing danger, the Geneva Fire Department has banned bonfires, campfires, and use of firepits, because of the drought.