MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Macomb Township firefighters packed a township board meeting Wednesday night to demand more full-time staff after two firefighters were injured in a house fire last weekend.

The union representing the firefighters says the injuries were caused in part due to short staffing in the township of about 100,000 residents , which currently operates with only eight full-time firefighters working at a time.

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"People running towards danger are not numbers on a budget sheet," said James Muszynski, Macomb Township Professional Firefighters Local 5023 president, reading a heartfelt letter

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