Cuts on the way for West Covina firefighters?

The West Covina Firefighters Assocation will meet tomorrow to discuss how it will grapple with an $800,000 cut from their budget. In today’s story, it also states that the police department has to meet a $1.2 million cut.

Personnel costs for both the fire and police departments make up to 92 percent of their budgets. Fire officials say the cut may come from the laying off of one or two fire fighters, while police will be hiring and shifting positions. Both are concerned how this will impact response times.