The deficit primarily relates to overtime costs incurred to meet new staffing requirements and costs of backfilling positions seconded for training ($2.7m), attrition and turnover higher than anticipated ($111.5k) and annual increases resulting from the new IAFF collective agreement ($6.0m); this is partially offset by funding from Fiscal Services for increases due to the new IAFF collective agreement ($6.0m) and a surplus in Honorariums ($759.1k) which offsets with increases in other expenses related to volunteer recruitment initiatives. Non-compensation costs include an increase in clothing/uniform requirements for career and volunteer firefighters ($216.8k), increase in equipment and communication costs related to requirement for medical
