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They say that many of the region’s Forest Service stations have gone unstaffed in recent years, putting more pressure on state and municipal firefighting agencies to fill in gaps.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

Both Munsey and Fennessy were critical of the Forest Service’s practice of bringing in firefighters from out of state to backfill unstaffed positions, saying they lack experience with California’s terrain, interagency agreements and operating procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

The debate over staffed versus unstaffed tills has continued to rumble on as the number of self-scan tills has increased over the past 20 years to some 80,000 in the UK.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

And a few times this school year, they said, some classrooms were unstaffed.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Mr Merriman had said "no currently staffed station will become unstaffed" as a result of the proposals.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023