The mayor wants to save money by putting fewer firefighters on a truck, but firefighters say that would compromise safety.Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take up the issue.

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WLS article on the mayor's plans to cut the CFD budget

Chicago News Cooperative article on CFD's staffing levels, one of the highest in the country per capita

Inspector General's October 2010 report recommending cutting truck crews, via the Chicago News Cooperative

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