Fewer Trucks Brownouts Planned for Memphis Fire Dept.

MEMPHIS, TN -- The Memphis Fire Department is down one ladder truck and a fire engine. Eight firefighters are being shuffled around since their trucks are no longer in service.Both trucks are off the street because of budget cuts that went into effect September 1st. The department also rolled out a new option to save on overtime: brownouts. Brownouts are a practice of closing a station for 24 ...