Nevada Missouri Fire Chief Taylor McKlintic tells us he has been in talks with the city council and city manager regarding staffing concerns and firefighter safety recently. “I wanted to express my appreciation to the Nevada City Council and City Manager Gary Edwards for listening to our concerns regarding staffing and firefighter safety,” Chief McKlintic says. They have now been approved to increase daily staffing to five firefighters.
“This change significantly enhances the safety of our team and the community we serve.” According to information from the Nevada Firefighters Local 3031 this is an important milestone for the department. Calling it “the biggest staffing change for the Nevada Fire Department (NFD) since the late 1970s.”
“Historically, the NFD has operated with four personnel per shift, maintaining a minimum of three at all times. Effective in 2026, we are increasing all shifts to five-person crews and raising the minimum staffing level to four.With over 1,800 calls per year, hundreds of them overlapping, this means no more having 1 person on a truck while others are on a call.”
They explain B-Shift will be the first to move to a five-person crew, and A and C shifts will follow later this year. These changes will significantly improve the safety of both our community and the firefighters who serve it.
