Harvey Fire Department hit with more layoffs amid partial city government shutdown

It has been more than a month since the City of Harvey began reducing their workforce, amid a partial government shutdown​ ...
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Harvey, IL, Closes Two Fire Station as More Firefighters are Laid Off

The city of Harvey laid off 40 percent of its employs in October and another eight employees last week, totally 24 ...

More layoffs hit Harvey, including firefighters, amid budget struggles

The City of Harvey is grappling with even more layoffs amid its ongoing financial struggles. Now, the city’s streets are left ...

Harvey’s dire finances lead to more layoffs, including firefighters

The layoffs come as a result of Harvey’s dire finances, as the city is currently $140 million in debt. In October, Harvey furloughed 40% of its workforce. At the time, a total of 69 employees were ...
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Four Harvey firefighters, other city employees laid off amid city’s financial troubles

Keith Freeman, Secretary of Harvey Firemen’s Association Local 471, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest layoffs of the Harvey Fire Department. Freeman reports that these are the second round of ...

‘Extremely dangerous for the citizens’: Harvey Fire Department staffing down to 40% after new layoffs

Harvey Firemen’s Association Local 471 said the department dropped from 37 to 15 staff since the first round of furloughs ...