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Cranston’s fire department has made an effort in recent years to reduce how many firefighters are out of work on Injured On Duty, though heir numbers appear high compared to other large fire departments in the state.

Firefighters in Rhode Island who get hurt on the job can go out on Injured On Duty, or IOD, status, getting full pay, tax-free.

It's a system the NBC 10 I-Team has covered over the years, as it has raised some eyebrows over how long some first responders have been out of work.

“I think we're doing a good job here. I think we've got it under control,” Cranston Fire Chief Robert Ryan told the NBC10 I-Team.

In a department with just under 200 firefighters, Cranston had 14 on Injured on Duty status when the I-Team first checked in February, including a few who had been out of work for more than three years.

And it was costing the city of Cranston more than $31,000 per week at the time, paying overtime to other firefighters to backfill those 14 positions.

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