funding-staffing

Rhett and I will be speaking Friday morning but the bigger news there is that we will be following the keynote .... BOBBY HALTON! (yea FDIC attendees... THAT "Bobby Halton").

So what are your thoughts? Is it the Chiefs who control"the strings" or is it City / County Administration (the politicians )? Is the old saying about the "poop" running down hill true or do we .... the "boots on the street" also have a say in the direction a Department takes?

Take Randy's new Department for example.... in my opinion ... just like others all across the Country (paid and volunteer); single member staffing and POV response is a gamble. IT'S A GAMBLE WITH FIREFIGHTER'S LIVES!

These members are our replacements.... the ones we will train to do the job once we no longer can (or have to). It can be argued that they are our most valuable resource and I would tend to agree.

SO, I resigned my position that night. Bob Gard did as well. Rhett and Andrew stayed on because Shane promised some answers to the finances within two weeks. They (Rhett and Andrew) were our only remaining link to solving the puzzle of scam vs. poor management.

Shortly after his size up, Captain Perdue transmitted that he had multiple victims hanging out of windows (of the upper floors) and the hallway / stairwell heavily involved with fire.

The National Firefighters Endowment (link) made history and opened MANY doors in Detroit last week. It was not an easy task and couldn’t have been done without the assistance many of YOU provided. By now, you’ve all noticed all the hype surrounding “The Detroit Mutual Aid Project” (link) on Face Book, Twitter, your favorite web sites and all other Social ...

DTRT or “Do The Right Thing” is an acronym used by the F.O.O.L.S (Fraternal Order Of Leatherheads Society) link . I’ve been thinking a lot about the FOOLS and what they stand for over the past few days. Their Mission Statement says ” The F.O.O.L.S. exemplify the true meaning of the Brotherhood by providing training opportunities to Brother and Sister Firefighters ...

When asked how he thought we could ever "pull it off", he said .... "With the group of Brothers and Sisters we have assembled here, HOW CAN WE FAIL?"

When I got the phone call this morning, I felt as if I'd been kicked in the gut! I'm sure it happens everyday to Brothers and Sisters all across the country and it's a shame. I know there's a better way.