TOLEDO, Ohio —

Changes are coming to the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, which is causing concern for the firefighters union and some community members.

The department is adding a new 24-hour emergency services supervisor unit to respond to emergency incidents and placing two additional medic units daily in service, TFRD Chief Allison Armstrong said in a press release on Monday.

The fire department said the two additional medic units will be in service as long as the minimum staffing of 113 Local 92 firefighters is met. This will bring the Advanced Life Support medic units staffed daily from 13 to 15.

The staffing for these ALS units will come from putting Engine 12 out of service , according to TFRD, unless daily staffing is at 117 or higher.

The department said Station 12's dis

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