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To: Jim from C-Town
I agree.

As to firefighters, here (and in most other cities, I think) they earn their living as EMT's. The fire coverage is something cities must provide, but actual fires are fairly rare. Firemen are assigned collateral duties to fill their time.

24 posted on 08/04/2016 8:36:58 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: sphinx
Firefighters should be subcontracted to private companies in order to control costs. Many cities, particularly suburbs are already using Rural Metro or other private ambulance service. This stabilizes and lowers costs.

Most of these companies could effectively run fire services as well. Some municipalities already contract them out.

The average Paramedic on a Fire department in a large city makes $60, 000 or more a year + overtime and only works 7 24 hr shifts a month. A private Paramedic makes around $35,000 and works 16-10 or 13-12 hour shifts a month. That savings doesn't even bring up the lower costs of health care and retirement.

27 posted on 08/04/2016 8:45:24 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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