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The Spokane Regional Emergency Communications agency and the city of Spokane will not renew an agreement that provides the city’s fire dispatchers backup when they are short-staffed.
Instead, the city will look to buttress its own staffing to avoid dipping below the minimum allowed levels during normal shifts.
“We do have a plan for continuity of service with that change,” Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer assured the City Council’s Public Safety and Community Health Committee on Monday…

