Back in 2008 the Tucson Fire Department said they had 673 firefighters, but now they have 645.
“We are operating beyond capacity right now,” said TFD Fire Chief Chuck Ryan.
Ryan worked with city leaders and the Tucson Police Department on the things that would have been included in Prop 414, a proposed half-cent sales tax increase. However, it didn’t pass . Over $24 million would have been allocated to TFD over ten years if it had…