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Hall County fire staffing issues persist after changed plan to cut ambulances
Department faces $1 million in overtime costs due to shortages
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After the announcement Friday to spend about $1 million in overtime pay for Hall County Fire Services, county officials will be looking at how to address staffing concerns. The county scrapped its plan to cut ambulances from three stations and move the personnel to the city and South Hall. The plan was ahead of a scheduled Insurance Service Office inspection in October, which would scrutinize the county on its busiest stations.