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Poll: Fiery Priorities: Should Firefighters Lose Firetrucks?
Poll: Should We Lose Firetrucks?
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Posted 6 months ago Fiery Priorities: Should Firefighters Lose Firetrucks?New news article: http://firelink.monster.com/news/articles/7109 Budgets are cut, but this is too far. What do you think? |
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| Posted 6 months ago I don't know who in the world would think that a) the fire truck is too big b) just park that $750,000.00 truck in the road c) Make em all volunteer
I will admit I would not want to be a volunteer in a big city. You would have to pay me to move 20 times in a day. As it stands with my small call volume (compared to a cities) I want to pull my hair out half the time. I have more hours in volunteer time this year than I actually have worked hours. Maybe I need to send this guy the bucket of paperwork I have to do everyday. (for free mind you). Maybe Mr. Williams needs to come spend the day with a rural volunteer department and feel happy that the city has what they do. "There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking"Alfred Korzybski "Some laws are unwritten but they are better established than all written ones." Marcus Annaeus Seneca "There is no end of your life until your last breath. We can all do something to help someone."Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald |
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| Posted 6 months ago I have to say this is really stupid to even want to remove the trucks When the going its tough the tough get going in! |
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| Posted 6 months ago Another city hall dwelling bean counter without a clue. I have an idea - let's thin out the layers of government to save money. |
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| Posted 6 months ago Agreed capt. When the going its tough the tough get going in! |
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| Posted 6 months ago Chief_Fontenot says ...
I couldn't have put it any better myself |
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| Posted 6 months ago I also must say that I agree with captmike. Instead of making cuts on organizations such as volunteer departments and such and make all the government officials start working for minimum wage. Let's see just how many of them start really WORKING for the country when they have to stand in line to receive their welfare checks and the only way they can get any form of a raise is when they present bills or other things that actually work instead of just getting any old thing passed so they can move up in party ranks. |
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| Posted 6 months ago I read the artical and was amazed at the stupidity. I maybe could see going all vol but even then in a big city the people vol would be their all the time anyways. As far as trucks what is the point having a firefighter if their is no equipment to use to put the fire out? |
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| Posted 6 months ago I guess it's back to bucket brigades. OOhh maybe we'll get some top secret super soakers that only spray at 200psi, hold 750gallons of water and only weigh 8lbs. Oh and don't forget the handy dandy swiss army knife that'll pry open any door and makes the Hurst tools look like child's toys. I mean seriously, how much dumber can these guys get? They question why they should spend more tax dollars to support us, why are we spendin more tax dollars to support idiots like this? |
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| Posted 6 months ago tinman_cfd says ...
Maybe they want us to go back to horses and hand pumps :) "There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking"Alfred Korzybski "Some laws are unwritten but they are better established than all written ones." Marcus Annaeus Seneca "There is no end of your life until your last breath. We can all do something to help someone."Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald |
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| Posted 4 months ago the guy is an anal intovert |
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| Posted 4 months ago I wonder if the commentator knows how many jobs a "Big Expensive Fire Truck" creates? The value of the properties it saves? The taxes collected from the manufacturer, the people who built it, and the Firefighters who use it? The number of people saved from injury or death? The amount of money saved off of the homes that the truck serves? The number of children and adults rescued? I bet that even this Brain Dead Moron Commentator is being protected by a number of these "Big Expensive Fire Trucks!" On the other side of this issue this guy has gotten through life so far with out the aid of a fully functioning brain! Eddie D. Howard
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| Posted 3 months ago that would be rediculous to remove firetrucks... fire truck carry the supplys and personel needed at every emergency situation |
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| Posted 3 months ago This could possibly be the stupidest thing i have ever heard in my life. i wonder what this guy would say if his house burnt down, and he had to wait for people to go find the "big expensive trucks" parked somewhere, and then get there. i bet he wouldnt be thinking the same thing afterwards |
