SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Somerville Fire responded to a fire in a three-story apartment building on Highland Avenue just after 10:30 Wednesday night. According to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/somerville-apartment-fire-sends-3-including-firefighter-to-hospital/">Read More</a>
Heavy smoke and flames filled a Greek Orthodox church on Central Street Wednesday night, after a fire broke out on the second floor, a fire official said.
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The City Council continues to review public safety in Somerville, and recently heard from Somerville’s police and fire chiefs about how they staff their departments.
The discussion centered on two things: how the city can develop new models of public safety to unburden the police and fire departments, and how the city can ensure robust public safety in the meantime.
Both Acting Police Chief Charles Femino and Fire Chief Charles Breen noted the current dense and growing city population as reasoning for ensuring consistent staffing levels.
Ward 5 Councilor Mark Niedergang pointed out the discussions around staffing the Fire Department are quite different than the Police Department.