(FOX40.COM) — Effective starting this week, the Folsom Fire Department placed one fire engine at Station 38 out of service and reassigned personnel to save money on overtime pay.
The restructuring of the fire department comes after the Folsom City Council approved budget reductions this fall to address the city's $3,000,000 General Fund shortfall.
The fire department was not the only city branch hit with cuts: Folsom eliminated 20 full-time positions, including those in the police department, library, and city attorney's office. It's a move Folsom City Manager Bryan Whitemyer says will save $1,000,000 annually.
"All six fire stations will have personnel. The difference now is that at Fire Station 38, we will not have a fire engine there," Whitemyer said. "We will have a medic unit or an

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