''With high murder and arson rates, Detroit's Mayor Bing's push to cut fire and police departments shocks workers''

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"Detroit's police and fire departments -- already beset by staff and equipment shortages -- may lose a combined 200 officers and firefighters as part of a last-ditch effort to avoid an emergency manager, the Free Press has learned. 


Mayor Dave Bing, under intense pressure to cut costs before the city runs out of cash in April, also is urging police and firefighters to accept 10% pay cuts and other concessions."