everybodygoes

Where I live the response district is over 42 square miles, and we drive to the scene 95% of the time, or to the second station to man the Engine to respond to the Taconic. I guess everyone here is rich, so just send the money here, my paypal address is holdontightitsgonnahurt@yahoo.com But anyway, if you choose not to volunteer where you live than that is your choice, and if you are currently not volunteering I don't really think this affects you as this will just boil down to some stupid paid volunteer squabble that never solves anything. And if you live in a town that hads a volunteer fd and you are currently paid and think you would be a scab then I implore you to explain that to the 3 union carpenters working at my house cause they are laid off! Not scabs, just trying to do what they are trained to do and help a brother out. I have asked a few people including the town attorney and am expecting an answer soon, so far the only thing I heard was how do you keep track? The solution to that is simple a gas key for each user, they all have an ID and the pump can handle thousands of users. The Town Supervisor said that since we buy at the State Bid, which I am not sure should apply to us cause we are technically I believe a non-profit and tax exempt that this may create an issue, but as of yet, I don't think anything would stop us from distributing fuel legally besides the lethargy of the people who have the control to dispense it.

Ive seen that happen leaving quarters, just reattach the pedestal controls and back to work. Seriously. If the wing hit the aerial it would have been torn off.

Read it again guys, I said allow members access to gas at the price the AHJ pays for it, not give it to them for free. Allow them to pay the 60 cents less a gallon for gas/fuel so they don't get murdered as much responding.

Didn't say anything about free gas. Has anyone implemented a program that allowed members access to off road gas and fuel. If you did, what were the legalities of it and how did you do it.

I am thinking more along the lines of you fill up and have a prepaid account, that way you get a break on the price of fuel and more people turn out. Paying to respond like Greenwich does only works cause 3.4's of the people that live there make a couple million a year. Most places couldn't support that unless of course all the volunteers stuck together and didn't respond.