Lots of people with dangerous jobs don’t get government tax paid lifetime benefits for themselves, their wives, families or anyone else...In fact, many have had their pensions slashed, eliminated and heath care benefits made worthless or dumped all together.
Welcome to the new America. People who work for cities, counties and states better get used to this...It’s coming their way. It will get much worse.
The American decline continues.
Government teat sucking abuse is obscene, but in this case the most cavalier of commentators in this thread need to go check the condition of their home fire extinguishers before popping off with 'Too bad, so sad' about benefits for highly trained volunteer smoke jumpers. Good luck finding any more.
Many gun owners keep a firearm for self-defense since they can't rely on police department responses -- you hear that bravely chest-beat into this forum all the time -- but what I want to know is where's everyone's personal fire truck following that logic.
I'm not even convinced their backyard garden hoses are serviceable.