Once again the Fire Chief of the Riverdale Fire Department was notified of last minute changes in staffing at Company 7.  After already mustering a crew to staff the ambulance and engine on our regularly scheduled day of no career staffing on Tuesday, the volunteers scrambled to provide staffing again Thursday when they were notified at 7:15 am (just after the start of the career shift) that the career staff was being removed to provide service elsewhere in the County.

Some members took time off their regular jobs, while others put off less serious obligations to ensure the citizens of Riverdale and the surrounding areas were not without the prompt, professional service they expect and deserve.

The next scheduled day of a career staffing shortage is Monday, July 20.