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Summary: Frank Ricci and Chris Pepler.talk about how politics affect staffing, budgets, and equipment. This epsiode they discuss 4-firefighter staffing vs. 3-firefighter and whether it's better to close companies to achieve the former; making elected leaders understand the staffing issue; deferred compensation; and how to handle a crew that goes a less than direct way to an alarm.