RANDY45

Some mentioned were big posters on here, often very critical of others, and very outspoken about what is right and wrong. Where are they now

Does yonkers stand by in other jurisdictions when asked or do they only go mutual aid when responding to the scene?

How can they penalize ossining? Ossining residents are Westchester county tax payers who pay for WCPD services. If it were not for specialized services and 3 state owned parkways the WCPD would not need to exist.

Why not the same level of service? I bet it will be better VOPD is probably better versed in handling the patrolling of the town. They can handle whatever comes as they have shown in the past. If special services are need the county pd can be called on as the town residents continue to pay county taxes. In my opinion they get the best of both worlds.

I don't understand, if someone disagrees with you then the rules are changed. Nothing in this thread has been half as bad as I have seen you let others do.

Why souldnt the villages get money for their general funds? The villages are paying the fire departments budgets and it costs money to cover the unincorporated areas for Greenburgh. I am just not sure what you were getting at.

Another idiotic comment! The teacher may not run but how about members of the custodial staff? " when the town is paying you to serve the town get to work" what do you call volunteering.? That is serving the town! volunteers are considered employees! Your most rediculous statement " would you still go if your job stopped paying you?" , we are talking about a volunteer fire department, they respond and don't get paid. They get up in the middle of the night when they are not being paid to sleep and respond to alarms. No one is crying yet! The taxpayers will be when they have to pay for a fully staffed fire department. Career departments are necessary in certain places and I hope those firefighters get the best pay and benefits. But, the volunteer service serves the majority of this country and many places can not afford a paid department. This thread is not about paid vs volunteer. We can both make stupid statements about the other side. This is about a municipality depending on a life saving volunteer service but not being willing to let there own employees volunteer. It just does not make sense.

Are you kidding me, volunteer departments only survive because employers let the employees respond to fires/ems calls. Can you imagine the uproar in the community when those public employees no longer go on fire calls and instead the village has to PAY a fire department to respond, and the community has to pay for that. This is not about pay vs volunteer, but municipalities have to set an example and allow there employees to respond to calls if they expect other businesses to do the same. This is vital to the sustainability of the volunteer service.