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Fire Crew Bosses Who Can't Speak Spanish Can Lose Jobs
ABC 7 Denver ^
| June 22, 2006
Posted on 06/22/2006 11:24:28 PM PDT by JamesGreer
Officials are now having to lay off some of the bosses who manage those firefighting crews because the bosses are not bilingual. Many of the newer hires in Oregon only speak Spanish.
The state said all bosses must speak the same language of their crew on the fire lines for safety reasons. They want to make sure that the leader of the crews can quickly communicate during an emergencey if the fire turns or if there is another problem on the fire lines.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: aliens; diegringodie; english; englishonlyplease; freemarket; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; immigration; openseasonongringos; oregonsucks; spanishfirst
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To: ncountylee
Some Oregon officials should be fired for hiring illegal aliens.
Or maybe they should be euthanized...
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posted on
06/23/2006 12:58:27 AM PDT
by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
To: JamesGreer
Don't teach the illegals english, fire US citizens instead.
Then they will just hire the illegals "to do the jobs that American's won't do."
To: JamesGreer
The title you created was different than the original published title.
To avoid misunderstandings and to prevent duplicate postings of the same news story, please do not alter titles.
To: Mrs Zip
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posted on
06/23/2006 2:39:39 AM PDT
by
zip
(((Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough become truth to 48% of all Americans (NRA)))))
To: JamesGreer
Just speaking a language Americans won't speak.
Si usted valora su futura carrera, dice el español y se salta en los Ingleses. Su sólo un bastardo, lengua de Yanqui de imperialista.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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posted on
06/23/2006 2:43:55 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Straight Vermonter
On the occassions I have gotten close to getting hired (in FL and NC) I have been turned down due to my lack of Spanish. Have you tried Ga.?
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posted on
06/23/2006 2:50:17 AM PDT
by
Jackknife
( "It's not a real party 'til somebody breaks something.")
To: A CA Guy
Boy, I bet some firefighters are going to go postal, and for good reason.Hopefully in the right direction...
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posted on
06/23/2006 2:57:28 AM PDT
by
meyer
(A vote for amnesty is a vote against America.)
To: JamesGreer
What good are they if they only speak Spanish? This is too important of a job for someone as limited as that.
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posted on
06/23/2006 2:59:09 AM PDT
by
BlessedBeGod
(Benedict XVI = Terminator IV)
To: VeniVidiVici
They are probably illegal to boot.You can bet money on it ...
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posted on
06/23/2006 3:02:38 AM PDT
by
BluH2o
To: JamesGreer
To: gubamyster; HiJinx; JustPiper
ping
Borders, Language, Culture... All going down the tubes thanks to 'immigration'.
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posted on
06/23/2006 3:56:37 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: beaversmom
Another "can't speak spanish" conundrum.
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posted on
06/23/2006 3:57:35 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: JamesGreer; gubamyster; HiJinx
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:04:34 AM PDT
by
PGalt
To: BlessedBeGod
maybe they only fight fires in Spanish speaking neighbor hoods.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:10:38 AM PDT
by
bikerman
To: LegendHasIt
Echo your sense of frustration.
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:24:53 AM PDT
by
thile44
(Simplicity is too complex.)
To: JamesGreer
An American government actually assisting in a foreign takeover. "In declining states the leadership intuitively choses the most harmful course of action."
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:29:25 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: JamesGreer
The world is going mad.
Any person who doesn't speak English should not be hired by any government in the U.S.A.
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:38:01 AM PDT
by
chatham
To: JamesGreer
So in a critical life or death situation the crew chief may have to give orders in TWO languages and serve as translator between crew members. At least in Star Trek everyone spoke English including the Klignons.
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posted on
06/23/2006 6:34:58 AM PDT
by
The Great RJ
("Mir wölle bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: raybbr; La Enchiladita; WestCoastGal; MamaDearest; FairOpinion; Pro-Bush; exhaustedmomma; HiJinx; ..
I am mailing this to Malkin!
Ping to what the hell...
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posted on
06/23/2006 1:24:08 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
("I have one voice, one vote to make a difference.")
To: JustPiper
Please, do mail it to her.
Some of these articles on these threads make me so angry, I only lurk without posting. I'm afraid I'd get banned for cussing like a sailor over stories like this one.
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posted on
06/23/2006 1:28:01 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
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