My husband is the fire inspector for the city in which we reside. At 10 pm last night, city council decided to lay off five firefighters and close one fire station. My husband has been on the department for 13 years, and in the last 18 months has body bagged more people than he has in the previous years total. Thanks to layoffs or downsizing through attrition, the department is a skeleton crew. It is understandable that belts need tightened and that this concept includes safety forces. What simply amazes me is how city council and all of their support staff/services never have to suck in their guts. Typical politicians.
“What simply amazes me is how city council and all of their support staff/services never have to suck in their guts. Typical politicians.”
I feel for you and your husband who I am sure is a dedicated firefighter.
This is a tactic that local Democrat politicans have used for many years to scare the taxpayers into accepting higher taxes.
The threatened cuts will always be to emergency services first rather than the bloated local government employees who do nothing.
You live in or near Steubenville, correct?