[cifnmedia] Philly Mayor cutting fire department
- From: Sean & Kimberly Aaron <cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: CIFN LIST <cifnmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 21:34:37 -0700 (PDT)
Please send this to everyone you can.
Thank you,
Dave Kearney
Recording Secretary
Local 22 Philadelphia Fire Fighters’ Union
Is your fire company closing?
How much is your life worth to Mayor Street?
Say NO to Fire Department cutbacks!
The Fire Department is ranked #1 in the Mayor’s citizen’s satisfaction survey.
The Mayor’s proposed cuts
· Reduce staffing on all Ladder Companies
· Close 11 Companies, 4 Engines and 7 Ladders
· Reduce the Department staffing by nearly 250 Firefighters
Results of the proposed cuts
· Less Fire Protection and Fire Protection
· Reduced rescue operations by ladder companies
· Delayed medical responses by Engines and Ladder companies
· Less Firefighters responding from longer distances (seconds save
lives)
· While the firehouses may not close, some will have reduced
firefighting capabilities in your neighborhood.
· Reduce community service
These proposed budget cuts will result in the Fire Departments inability to
fulfill its Mission Statement, which is to deliver efficient and effective
protection for the purpose of minimizing the loss of life and property.
Don’t let the Mayor close fire companies
Don’t let the Mayor balance his budget by jeopardizing your life.
Demand the protection he promised during the election.
Over the last three years:
FIRE RESPONSE TIMES HAVE INCREASED
MEDICAL RESPONSE TIMES HAVE INCREASED
THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCIES WE RESPOND TO HAVE INCREASED
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S ROLE IN HOMELAND DEFENSE HAS EXPANDED
Yet, the Mayor wants to cut the Fire Department’s size and funding even though
his own Fire Commissioner has stated, “I don’t have any areas where I think
we are bloated. If anything I think we need help in certain areas”
Fire spreads in minutes and smoke kills in seconds. We only have four minutes
to start a heart beating again. The Mayor wants to make drastic cuts to the
Fire Department that will close fire companies and increase response times.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR HELP TO ARRIVE?
Please call the members of our City Government and tell them you will not
accept any cuts in Fire Protection
Mayor John Street 215-686-2181
Fire Commissioner Harold Hairston 215-686-1300
Frank DiCicco 215-686-3458
David Cohen 215-686-3446
Anna Verna 215-686-3412
Juan Ramos 215-686-3420
Jannie Blackwell 215-686-3418
W Wilson Goode 215-686-3414
Michael Nutter 215-686-3416
Blondell Reynolds Brown 215-686-3438
Darrell Clarke 215-686-3442
Jack Kelly 215-686-3452
Joan Krajewski 215-686-3444
Frank Rizzo 215-686-3440
Richard Mariano 215-686-3448
Jim Kenney 215-686-3450
Donna Reed Miller 215-686-3424
Marian Tasco 215-686-3454
Brian O'Neill 215-686-3422
Sean A. Aaron (CIFN*1)
Central Illinois Fire Network
cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.geocities.com/central_illinois_firenet
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