Staffing levels at Warren's police and fire departments are below normal, but due to the city's financial problems no additional employees will be hired anytime soon.

Fire Chief Ken Nussle says due to retirements and the death of one firefighter, his department is short.  He says right now he has seventy one people working and they should have seventy five.

The police department is one person short, since one officer is currently in Iraq.

The city is facing more than a million dollar shortfall so administrators say no new hiring will be made at this time.