Photos: Full-time firefighters will improve safety, response times, Roswell leaders say

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Over the next five years, Roswell plans to transition its fire department to full-time workers and will pay an estimated $11.65 million in annual salaries and related costs when the changeover is complete. Officials say the move will improve resident safety and response times.

Firefighters Bret Langston, left, and Adam Jones do an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24, Wednesday. Roswell is transitioning from part-time to full-time firefighters for efficiency. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighters Bret Langston, center left, and Adam Jones do an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24, Wednesday. Over the next five years, Roswell plans to transition its fire department to full-time workers and will pay an estimated $11.65 million in annual salaries and related costs when the changeover is complete. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighters Bret Langston, left, and Adam Jones do an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24. Currently, Roswell’s fire department operates with approximately 200 part-time workers and 21 full-time employees that are senior staff, battalion chiefs, and support personnel. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighter Adam Jones does an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24. Roswell plans to move to a full-time staff of 135 in the fire department(Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighter Adam Jones does an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighter Adam Jones continues an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24. Roswell is transitioning from part-time to full-time firefighters for efficiency. A June presentation to City Council by Joe Pozzo, senior manager for fire and EMS at the Center for Public Safety Management, showed that in 2021 Roswell’s fire department wasn’t adequately staffed for more than 60% of its emergency calls. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighter Derrell Evans does an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24. Roswell was a city of less than 1,600 residents when the fire department opened in 1937, according to the city’s convention and visitors bureau. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighters Derrell Evans, left, Tyler Boling, and Nathaniel Croft do an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Firefighters Chad Miller, upper left, Tyler Boling, center facing, Kashmir Noise, center, and Derrell Evans, right, talk at the kitchen table inside Roswell Fire Station No. 24, Wednesday. Roswell is transitioning from part-time to full-time firefighters for efficiency. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Engine 24 responds to a call as it leaves Roswell Fire Station No. 24, Wednesday. Roswell is transitioning from part-time to full-time firefighters. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Engine 24 responds to a call as it leaves Roswell Fire Station No. 24 on Old Alabama Road. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Firefighters Bret Langston, left, and Adam Jones do an equipment check on Truck 24 at the Roswell Fire Station No. 24, Wednesday. Roswell is transitioning from part-time to full-time firefighters for efficiency. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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