BIG SPRING, Texas —
Big Spring Firefighters sounded the alarm Monday on proposed cuts to the department.
They went to the city council meeting to push back against the proposed cuts, which would reduce the fire department's staff by ten and reduce the number of fire stations from five to four.
The proposed cuts stem from the loss of grant money.
The city council says a grant from FEMA that the city used to bolster the department expired in March.
BSFD is worried, with firefighters saying the city is putting the budget before the public's safety.
According to the department, they're already running below the national standard for firefighter staff, and these cuts would only put more lives at risk.
The city council decided to table the issue until their next regular meeting on June 13.