Tag Archives: Staffing

Station Closures, Budget Cuts, Staffing Cuts…and the Race Card

Silberberg's article is a well written piece meant to get people to their feet. To educate them that cuts to public safety can effect anyone and everyone. That public safety cuts are not the answer and that cuts MUST be made elsewhere! Mahnoney's article is meant to get firefighters to stand up. To educate the poorer communities that public safety cuts show that their governement does not care about them if they are willing to cut their services.

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It Happened Again…Brownouts Blamed in Delayed Response during Medical Emergency

It took around 2 years for the Cape Coral Fire Department (Florida) to learn a very costly lesson about brownouts. Firefighters don't need to look any further for proof that brownouts don't make sense and are unfair and unsafe for citizens. As a firefighter, I really want to say "We told you so", but that isn't professional. Indeed, firefighters have been pointing to brownouts being unfair and unsafe for citizens, but in this case it might have cost someone their life.

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When Will They Learn What We Already Know About Firefighting?

Watch this video on a couple of fires. The story from Ipswich really hits home. Firefighter Rick Smith tells the story of pulling up to a fire by himself on a half million dollar fire truck that seats 6. 3 people died. I can't even imagine what that was like. I don't want to experience it. I don't want others to experience it...and the public deserves better.

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This Might Be a Stupid Question…

I am not not looking to hire anyone myself. I am simply looking to put together a helpful post of firefighter friendly consultants so that firefighters can hand in a proposal of their own that they paid for and that sides with the beliefs of the boots on the ground.

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