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The fire occurred on a day when -- despite red flag warnings, high wind watches and fire weather watches -- the Maui Emergency Management Agency was understaffed, the attorney general's report showed.
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Brianna Sacks and Anumita Kaur The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 21 Apr. 2024
The fire occurred on a day when — despite red flag warnings, high wind watches and fire weather watches — the Maui Emergency Management Agency was understaffed, the attorney general’s report showed.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
And the unit was really understaffed, and getting paid time off approved could sometimes be tricky.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Workers at 911 call centers say their facilities are understaffed, according to a 2023 survey.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Difficulty with retainment leads to greater workloads for current teachers, as 70% of educators report that their school is understaffed.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The data out Thursday comes as education staffing shortages persist across the country, with 70% of teachers who participated in the latest survey saying their schools are understaffed, according to Pew's report.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Each winter, months before beaches and pools open, the city struggles to recruit, train and certify new and returning lifeguards to bolster one of its most chronically understaffed work forces.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Employee exhaustion was a factor in the Freeport explosion; reports later found the plant was understaffed and employees working overtime were pushed to fatigue, leading workers to miss the broken pipe.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Brianna Sacks and Anumita Kaur The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 21 Apr. 2024
The fire occurred on a day when — despite red flag warnings, high wind watches and fire weather watches — the Maui Emergency Management Agency was understaffed, the attorney general’s report showed.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
And the unit was really understaffed, and getting paid time off approved could sometimes be tricky.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Workers at 911 call centers say their facilities are understaffed, according to a 2023 survey.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Difficulty with retainment leads to greater workloads for current teachers, as 70% of educators report that their school is understaffed.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The data out Thursday comes as education staffing shortages persist across the country, with 70% of teachers who participated in the latest survey saying their schools are understaffed, according to Pew's report.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Each winter, months before beaches and pools open, the city struggles to recruit, train and certify new and returning lifeguards to bolster one of its most chronically understaffed work forces.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Employee exhaustion was a factor in the Freeport explosion; reports later found the plant was understaffed and employees working overtime were pushed to fatigue, leading workers to miss the broken pipe.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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