gamewell45

Interesting series of articles. Obviously Volusia County face's a number of tough decisions which will have to be made sooner then later.

Probably reload; but I am sure they are pretty good at what they do. They didn't miss with Gary Gilmore back in 1976.

Yeah, we still got a few of them left in Dutchess county.

Two dozen Long Island Firefigthers will receive monetary benefits as a result of a ruling in a involving the Bayville Fire Company and three Town of Oyster Bay Villages concerning senior firefighters being denied pension related benefits because of their age. This ruling could have an effect on all volunteer departments state wide who deny their members participation in the plan after they reach age 65. http://www.newsday.c...ttled-1.1859155

May He Rest In Peace.

Personally I prefer Judge Roy Bean.

You might try using a piece of emery sandpaper if you don't achieve the desired results using the flat head screw driver. Also if your sure the batteries did in fact leak, check to make sure that none of the battery acid came into contact with the power supply wiring as if the corosion ate away any of the insulation on the wires, you want to make sure that they either replaced or wrapped in electrical tape so you do not create a short circuit in the power supply which could damage your radio. Good Luck!

I'm glad you were able to come up with a witty reply. Just remember that the public reads this forum and forms opinions based on what they read. Try and show better judgement next time.

I hope you are not serious, because if you are, you have no business being in emergency services.

Please name one positive thing that Bush did for labor in general. While he made a bad decision when it came to NAFTA, Cinton did alot more for labor then Bush ever did.

Privately owned insurance companies will gain the 12 percent; that's capitalism at its best; so your theory of Marxism just went out the window. Fining people is nothing new in this country; you break the law, whether you agree with it or not, you pay the penalty. Why would we want to do that? The other "clown" got us into the current war(s) (actually its a police-action, articles of war were never drafted nor passed) that we're in right now, hurt working American's with his labor policies (that may be news to some of you union brothers and sisters in both the private and public sectors) and his constant gaff's helped to make America the laughing stock of the world. The current "clown"--as you call him-- is at least trying save Americans as opposed to killing more of our men and women (and untold thousands of civilians) in unjust wars.

Glad your easily amused.

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) have jointly sponsored a bill in the US senate that would protect tax benefits for volunteer fire fighters and EMS personnel. Here is the link to the story: http://www.stamfordp...nders7820.shtml

Not to get off topic too much but I don't think you can't point to it as the only thing; surely it played a major role, but to be fair everything combined including massive reform is what pulled us out of the depression.

Likewise I concur; I think it would go a long way to solve some staffing issues and would help to revolutionize the volunteer fire service.

Nothing wrong with having a little pride whether your career or volunteer.

Much like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which the government created during the great depression; it took people off the bread line and put them back to work. I'm sure those who can't find work right now would welcome any creation of this type.

EMSer'; Let me remind you that the First Amendment allows for freedom of speech no matter whether your union or non-union contrary to what you maintain. Furthermore, the unions are comprised of the employees and as such they run themselves and make their own decisions on how to spend their monies and who to support. If the rank and file are unhappy, they'll make changes legally in the union leadership at election time. Unless you've conducted a poll on this website on people's political beliefs, your statement on political persuasion here has no credibility.

Not me, i'm not EMS and I'm not prepared to discuss it in here.

It will not bankrupt the country contrary to what you maintain; were you aware that over 37 million children have no medical coverage or are under insured? What about the minority of those who don't qualify and have no insurance? Are they supposed to get sick and die? As I said before, we already have socialized medicine in this country. People then said it was the beginning of the end for the country and it would bankrupt us and it was part of a plan to socialize America. Surprise, it didn't happen. its going to be the same with this legislation; finally people who get sick won't have to worry about losing everything they have worked for their entire lives. As i mentioned earlier, if they are worried about cost; eliminate pork barrel spending and cut back on our overseas ventures; that'll be a good start. Either way I think the bill is going to help a lot more people then hurt them.

I got news for you; almost everything in this country is socialistic; anything that is provided by the government is socialistic in nature; schools, sanitation, police, fire, Highway department, and the list goes on and on. Plus we've had socialized medicine since the inception of Medicare/Medicaid. So this is nothing new; just an expansion of a program or concept that's been in existence for decades; I may not like everything in the bill, but the fact of the matter is that it will help millions of men, women and children who have absolutely no medical coverage at all. Furthermore, I think this is going to help those who can't afford medical insurance or those who are under insured. Just tonight, we had a rescue call and the woman there thought she might be having a pulmonary embolism. She RMA'd because she had no medical insurance and couldn't afford the ambulance and instead had one of her relatives drive her to the hospital. I hope she made it; if she had coverage, she could have gone in the ambulance with a medic. I'm sure some of you in EMS may have seen similar situations on rescue calls. Of course its going to cost money; but if the government cuts out these so-called "pork barrel" projects and scales back on other affairs that we conduct around the world, that's a good start to help fund it.

I honestly don't think that the politicians were sitting around a table having a beer and conjured up this legislation; rather i'm sure they were approched by various organizations representing the volunteers who planted the seed and the legislature, more or less on cue, developed this Bill. I think we can both agree that most politicians are opportunists; they will cater to their constituients no matter what if it means they can count of their support when they run for office.

No more then fire labor unions catering to politicians to pass legislation favoring their causes. Sauce for the Goose.

As a suggestion, if you feel so strongly about this bill, why don't you write to your Congressman and/or Senator and state your objections. I"m sure those in here who likewise feel that strongly about it, will likewise correspond to their appropriate representative. They could even contact FASNY and express their concerns as well.

I don't see too many volunteers in here criticizing the bill. Mostly paid personnel are the ones who have issues with this bill. As I've said in an earlier thread, to those volunteers who are opposed to this: no one can force you to enroll in LOSAP if you think its that bad and hurting the volunteer fire service. So if you feel that way, set the example and refuse to sign up for LOSAP.