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Study Finds Framingham Fire Department 'Greatly Understaffed'

A study commissioned by Framingham's firefighters union found the city's fire department is significantly understaffed and misses national response-time standards. The Thursday, Aug. 27 finding, headlined "Study finds Framingham MA Fire Department is 'greatly understaffed,'" per MetroWe…

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A study commissioned by Framingham's firefighters union has found the city's fire department is significantly understaffed and does not meet national standards for emergency response times, according to a report from MetroWest Daily News.

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"Study finds Framingham MA Fire Department is 'greatly understaffed'": The study, commissioned by the firefighters union, found response times fall short of national benchmarks, and the department's chief responded to the findings, MetroWest Daily News reports. (read it at https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/27/framingham-ma-firefighters-union-commissions-study-on-staffing-response-time/91402822007/)

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