City of Chicago shells out millions in overtime pay while CFD needs new ambulances, contract: CFU – WGNTV (Chicago)

The Chicago Fire Department has been operating for more than three years without a contract, which has capped the department’s expansion of its ambulance fleet at 80. Having 127 would move the department in line with the national average when it comes to the residents-to-ambulance ratio in major cities. With the current state of the city’s budget, firefighters are trying to bargain for an extra 20 to bring them even at 100.