As its department faces increased calls and market pressures, the Flossmoor Fire Department is reorganizing its staffing structure. The department is eliminating three shift commander posts, currently held by contracted personnel, and replacing them with two full-time captain positions.
Flossmoor currently only has three full-time firefighter/paramedics — Chief Christopher Sewell, Assistant Chief Keith Damm and Captain Matthew Berk. The remainder of the crewconsists of on-call volunteers who earn a small stipend and contracted…
