| Latest Post: Started By: Rank: Category TIME TO START LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS1. SINCE 9/11 THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS HAS DOUBLED--SO DOES THAT MEAN BEFORE 9/11 WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FIREMAN TO PUT OUT A FIRE? 2. THE TOTAL EMPLOYEES ARE 126 IN LAFD, HOW DOES THE LOSS OF 30 MAKE PUTTING OUT A HOUSE FIRE IMPOSSIBLE? IF THE CHIEFS CAN'T COME UP WITH A PLAN TO USE 70 FIREMAN EFFICIENTLY, THEN FIRE THEM AND GET SOMEONE WHO CAN. 3. LOSS OF FIREFIGHTERS WILL PROLONG RESPONSE TIME. LETS SEE ,--THE ALARM COMES IN THE MEN GET ON THE TRUCK AND DRIVE TO THE FIRE--BUT IF ONLY ONE CAN DRIVE HOW WOULD IT SLOW THEM DOWN GETTING TO THE FIRE???DO YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT OUT OF 70 FIREFIGHTERS A PLAN CAN NOT BE MADE TO USE THEM TO COVER ALL THE BASES---OF--COURSE--IT--CAN--- 5. MAYBE ITS TIME TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING THE TAXES AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERTISE IN FIRE FIGHTING---SUCH AS VOLUNTEERS AND ON CALL FIREFIGHTERS. 6 THE LARGEST ITEM ON MY TAX BILL IS MY FIRE TAX--NO NO NO I AM NOT GOING TO PAY MORE TAXES TO YOU--IF YOU CAN'T DO THE JOB THEN QUIT. Member CommentsNo comments posted for this topic. Post a Comment |