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The problem is that they are waaay underpaid in NC. Please dont complain about them driving trucks to the local Publix or Subway. And their jobs are not "dull"... do you not realize they respond to more than just "fire" related calls?
The problem is that they are waaay underpaid in NC. Please dont complain about them driving trucks to the local Publix or Subway. And their jobs are not "dull"... do you not realize they respond to more than just "fire" related calls?
How much are firemen paid in the Triangle area?
ps. We don't have Publix here. Yet.
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Thanks for the reply, Starglow. Yes I'm well aware of the grueling hours firefighters put in because I have several friends who are firefighters up in Maryland. Here's what they've told me; when they need breakfast, lunch, dinner or supplies they usually send out someone in a fuel efficient car to pick that stuff up. The notion of sending out the fire truck that only gets 4 mpg for those things is absurd and completely unwarranted especially given how expensive gas is.
Matter of fact, my friends have further elaborated that they usually bring their meals to work as they have a refrigerator and kitchen at most fire stations.
I'm still interested in that no-bid contract question. I'm not claiming that the Wake Forest Planning Board is corrupt but I'd just like to find out who owns that contracting company. Anybody know?
How dare you question what vehicles firefighters use! I don't care what other states do, if firefighters want to use the truck for any errand I fully support them! I bet you are from out of state, cant be a native, wait, you could be, us natives like to complain about everything lol
And think about this, if they have the truck with them everywhere they go they can get to a call a lot quicker than driving back to the station and getting the truck thereby getting to an emergency or fire much quicker.
The problem is that they are waaay underpaid in NC. Please dont complain about them driving trucks to the local Publix or Subway. And their jobs are not "dull"... do you not realize they respond to more than just "fire" related calls?
People that complain are mostly likely the same people that don't move out of the way of emergency vehicles and cuss up a storm because they have to.
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I wish I joined them when I was 21. I'm too old now, well, I feel too old anyway lol. Just turned 56. I have a lot of respect for them.
I know a few local firefighters and they have to go through extensive training exercises carrying dead weight out of a burning structure to simulate rescuing an unconscious person and working with the aerial ladder trucks...one of them happens to be 56 and he said the training gets harder as he ages so you definitely need some stamina for this job.
My neighbors house caught on fire about two years ago and the response from RFD was nothing short of amazing and they quickly had the fire under control. I think some on this forum need to experience what it feels like working inside a burning structure, dealing with chemical spills or fires, and removing injured and deceased people from car accident scenes...it's not a glamorous job but the personal risks are many.
If the OP wants to be angry about fire services being contracted out, then he should be angry with the city leaders and administrators at the top and not the firefighters themselves for trying to do their jobs and save lives. I'll bet the complaints would be much louder if emergency response times were 10 minutes or more because of limited fire personnel on duty and only a few fire stations to handle call outs.
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