Rick Perry cut Fire Department funding by 75% this year. (Bastrop: homes, budget)

[CarlB328]

The idiot is the one who thought praying could make it rain.

The idiots are the ones who put 20 million people in a desert and then cut money for fire fighters.

[TX75007]

Originally Posted by CarlB328

The idiot is the one who thought praying could make it rain.

The idiots are the ones who put 20 million people in a desert and then cut money for fire fighters.

This is bold talk from someone who thinks a redcard is something you see in a soccer match.

Hey, dude, Bastrop state park is mostly grass, cedars, and pines. Not sand.

That area has not been managed properly ( ie controlled burns ) since it was formed.

And the people who lost homes are mostly to blame for building a home that is not fire resistant and for not having a fire proof buffer zone around it.

Most of the efforts of the firefighters is now focused on creating those zones around those structures rather than actually fighting the fire.

I did a lot of fire training in the Bastrop area and know many of the firefighters. The Texas wildland fire fighting team is very well funded and very well led and mostly relies on teams from outside departments.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by SVTRay

OMG, their reporting over 800 homes now lost to the Bastrop fire!!

Over 800 Homes Lost In Texas Wild Fire! - Semi Auto Rifles - Forums (http://www.semiautorifles.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11639-over-800-homes-lost-in-texas-wild-fire/ - broken link)

This unbelievable...and to think some idiot ridiculed Gov. Rick Perry for praying for rain!

Perry prayed for rain with one hand and cut the state firefighters budget with the other. Looks like the idiot is the one in office.

[CptnRn]

In a year that already had record numbers of wildfires related to the drought, our governor and his toadies cut fire department funding by 75%. Thank you Rick Perry!

Texas cut fire department funding by 75 percent this year*|*Raw Replay

Under Gov. Rick Perry (R) this year, Texas slashed state funding for the volunteer fire departments that protect most of the state from wildfires like the ones that have recently destroyed more than 700 homes.
Volunteer departments that were already facing financial strain were slated to have their funding cut from $30 million to $7 million, according to KVUE.
The majority of Texas is protected by volunteer fire departments. There are 879 volunteer fire departments in Texas and only 114 paid fire departments. Another 187 departments are a combination of volunteer and paid.

[TT Dave]

Originally Posted by SVTRay

OMG, their reporting over 800 homes now lost to the Bastrop fire!!

Over 800 Homes Lost In Texas Wild Fire! - Semi Auto Rifles - Forums (http://www.semiautorifles.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11639-over-800-homes-lost-in-texas-wild-fire/ - broken link)

This unbelievable...and to think some idiot ridiculed Gov. Rick Perry for praying for rain!

Wow, that is truly an incredible amount of homes burned!

[TX75007]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Perry prayed for rain with one hand and cut the state firefighters budget with the other. Looks like the idiot is the one in office.

Its amazing how many posts have the same words in them as if they were cut and pasted from a mass emailing.

In fact, I got the same talking point email this morning, too.

Won't be much longer until we can blame the drought, high fuel loads, and high fire weather on Perry.

[SVTRay]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Perry prayed for rain with one hand and cut the state firefighters budget with the other. Looks like the idiot is the one in office.

Rick Perry cut the pay for up keeping volunteer firefighters equipment. Volunteer firefighters are not paid, hints the term volunteer. State Firefighters were not laid off and are well funded. You can hate the man or Conservatives but let's try and stick to facts.

[TT Dave]

That's truly pathetic and tragic, thanks a lot Rick!

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by CptnRn
Perry prayed for rain with one hand and cut the state firefighters budget with the other. Looks like the idiot is the one in office.

Originally Posted by SVTRay

Rick Perry cut the pay for up keeping volunteer firefighters equipment. Volunteer firefighters are not paid, hints the term volunteer. State Firefighters were not laid off and are well funded. You can hate the man or Conservatives but let's try and stick to facts.

Where did I say he cut their pay? Looks like you are the one making up facts here.

Texas cut fire department funding by 75 percent this year*|*Raw Replay

Pretty stupid thing to do during a major drought year that already had a record number of wildfires occuring.

[ETex2]

Why not just publish the REAL and FULL story, as found here:

Did Perry Slash the Volunteer Fire Fighter Budget? - By Katrina Trinko - The Corner - National Review Online