BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A consultant’s study recommends Bethlehem add 28 firefighters over the next several years, and a City Council committee takes up the report Tuesday.
The study found Bethlehem’s two- and three-person fire crews leave the department short of the firefighters a serious building fire demands, and three trucks run with no officer in charge. Its staffing plan would cost about $3.1 million a year. The city has not said which parts it will pursue.
The Public Safety Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Town Hall, 10 E. Church St., with the 177-page Fire/EMS Operations Study as its only item. Committee Chair Justin Amann reports on it at the 7 p.m. council meeting, which has a public comment period. Both meetings stream on the city’s YouTube channel…