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Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka, right, speaks at a press conference with Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara, left, about a new initiative for firefighters on May 28, 2021.
Newark firefighters will be dispatched to all life-threatening calls beginning this weekend, officials announced Friday — a change that prompted the city’s fire and police unions to raise concerns about training, equipment and compensation.
University Hospital will continue to provide ambulance services to the city, but firefighters will also be dispatched in life-threatening situations…
