Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
While this type of City legislation might be common, The Fire Critic has not heard of it before.
In a move that I think is very smart thinking, Palo Alto firefighters are attempting to get the City Charter changed to mandate staffing levels. This initiative was spurred by potential cutbacks.
“The staffing level that we currently have would be locked into the charter. The only way you could reduce one fire person would be for the entire city to vote and change the city charter. That’s how extreme this measure is,” said Burt.
I must say that the firefighters are thinking outside the box!
