First more money should come from the cc . Next we need to see how many households each of these departments serve. Next how many people in each dept need to have full eqt and how many motorized vec and what type.. Should the eqt purchased be divided equally or divided according to use . obviously funds need to be divided according to need not want. and will each dept be in charge of spending its share or should there be a county wide plan , if so who oversees it. To many unanswered questions no plan given to the public . Next are these volunteer departments or not if so should a tax be issued for them if so why not others .
The state is REQUIRING that a lot of fire fighting equipment be retired after a certain period. The protective clothing worn by fire fighters is around $2000/set and by state mandate must be replaced every 10 years.
Your fire insurance rates are set by your insurance company but are based on the rating of the fire protection for your area. A good rating takes time, the firemen, who are VOLUNTEERS have to spend their time and their vacation to get the training that keeps your house safe and your insurance costs somewhat affordable.
Currently we are primarily funded by donations, About a third of the donation letters sent out are responded to. This means that if you donate, you are carrying 2 of your neighbors. Is this fair?
Keep in mind when you are demanding a certain level of service and sacrifice, that nearly all of the fire fighters in the county are VOLUNTEERS who receive no compensation when they haul themselves out of bed at 2am to put our your chicken coop. We are glad to help but we need a little support here. I don't want to get by with marginal equipment because Norman here is afraid someone is going to get extra.
I don't want to send a father of 4 into a fire with an engine that might have a pump go out while he's in there. I don't want to have to tell anyone's wife and kids that something terrible has happened, because if we don't do this right people can die, plain and simple.
Fires have changed, the wood, wool and cotton are now plastic, hot burning, low ignition point plastic. The firefighters have changed, they don't have as much time off to train as they used to, they are working harder to get by.
With the extra demands the state has put on with training, and the less available volunteer hours available the firefighters don't have the time to raise their own money for the privilege of protecting your home.
Firefighter bingo is a thing of the past, no one has time. It is a struggle to train, to maintain the equipment, and to keep the administrative records required by the state.
We do our part, we want to help protect our neighbors, all we are asking is the the community do their part.
First more money should come from the cc .
ReplyDeleteNext we need to see how many households each of these departments serve.
Next how many people in each dept need to have full eqt and how many motorized vec and what type..
Should the eqt purchased be divided equally or divided according to use .
obviously funds need to be divided according to need not want.
and will each dept be in charge of spending its share or should there be a county wide plan , if so who oversees it.
To many unanswered questions no plan given to the public .
Next are these volunteer departments or not if so should a tax be issued for them if so why not others .
The Road Runner....
John lost and had to pay his solid waste fee, now he will have a new hobby.
ReplyDeleteSo people know Im not downing the ideal but the fact that no real plan has been proposed.
ReplyDeleteWith out a plan often there is room for abuse.
The Road Runner....
Here are a few facts
ReplyDeleteThe state is REQUIRING that a lot of fire fighting equipment be retired after a certain period. The protective clothing worn by fire fighters is around $2000/set and by state mandate must be replaced every 10 years.
Your fire insurance rates are set by your insurance company but are based on the rating of the fire protection for your area. A good rating takes time, the firemen, who are VOLUNTEERS have to spend their time and their vacation to get the training that keeps your house safe and your insurance costs somewhat affordable.
Currently we are primarily funded by donations, About a third of the donation letters sent out are responded to. This means that if you donate, you are carrying 2 of your neighbors. Is this fair?
Keep in mind when you are demanding a certain level of service and sacrifice, that nearly all of the fire fighters in the county are
VOLUNTEERS who receive no compensation when they haul themselves out of bed at 2am to put our your chicken coop. We are glad to help but we need a little support here. I don't want to get by with marginal equipment because Norman here is afraid someone is going to get extra.
I don't want to send a father of 4 into a fire with an engine that might have a pump go out while he's in there. I don't want to have to tell anyone's wife and kids that something terrible has happened, because if we don't do this right people can die, plain and simple.
Fires have changed, the wood, wool and cotton are now plastic, hot burning, low ignition point plastic. The firefighters have changed, they don't have as much time off to train as they used to, they are working harder to get by.
With the extra demands the state has put on with training, and the less available volunteer hours available the firefighters don't have the time to raise their own money for the privilege of protecting your home.
Firefighter bingo is a thing of the past, no one has time. It is a
struggle to train, to maintain the equipment, and to keep the
administrative records required by the state.
We do our part, we want to help protect our neighbors, all we are asking is the the community do their part.