South Tucson loses reserve firefighters from two fire districts due to new policy

South Tucson loses reserve firefighters from two fire districts due to new policy

Starting this month, South Tucson is navigating its fire department operations with fewer reserve firefighters.Both Santa Rita and Drexel Heights Fire Districts recently enacted new policies preventing their firefighters from working in other jurisdictions.South Tucson City Manager Veronica Moreno explained at a recent council meeting.They adopted a policy basically disallowing their firefighters to work at outside agencies for reasons having to…