Flyboy69

I will leave the rumors in the rumor mill. Starting a fictitious scenario of how things will play out is pointless and downright irresponsible. The Chief has the ultimate power to make the decision he feels is best for the citizens of Stamford, not the Fire Dept,, career or volunteer, or the union. This is about fire protection. Period.

There is no mention of a "new" Chief....There is already a Chief in place. That would be Chief Antonio Conte!

It is clear that Pete is only trying to use this thread in order to try and create new friction to the situation. Poising questions to rank and file members of the Stamford Fire and Rescue Department about the future direction of their Department serves absolutely no purpose.
It is akin to asking the average soldier at the Food Court in Afghanistan what he feels about the strategic plan and future US operations with the Karzai government. While he/she may have an opinion, unless they are also a member of the Joint Chiefs or Centcom, it is really irrelevant. As a soldier, he/she will follow the direction and orders of their superiors (i.e. basic military chain of command).
While you can use the term “free exchange”, this forum is not the official word or position of the Stamford Fire Rescue Administration. I am fairly sure that you know how to get to 629 Main Street or the meetings of the Charter Revision Committee at 888 Washington Boulevard.
I would bet that the people serving in their official capacities at those locations would be the proper authority and route for you to find answers for this new “regime” (interesting choice of words). Unless you would rather troll for anonymous opinions from those that have absolutely nothing to do with the strategic decisions of an organization that does not yet exist.

The Dart: 'The best job in the world'
Stamford Advocate
Harold Davis
May 14, 2012


http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/The-Dart-The-best-job-in-the-world-3554388.php

Op-Ed: Let the Charter decide fire service, but how?
Stamford Advocate Op-ed
May 3, 2012
http://www.stamforda...but-3533152.php
Here's your 15 minutes of fame, Pete -

Every day this mess is prolonged, it is one day closer to CHARTER REVISION. 2012 is less than 6 months away

Well you do not need to look to opinions from other departments, you only need to look at the opinion handed down from the Department of Labor back in 1993 to the volunteer fire departments in Stamford. The Department of Labor ruled that all career firefighters working for any of the Fire Departments in Stamford could not volunteer their time to any of the Volunteer departments. So starting in the summer of 1993 the career staff were paid overtime for responding to calls and drills. The employees did not need to be paid a minimum of "X" hours for responding, they could and in BFD case were paid quarterly for all time spent responding to calls and drills.
This practice ended when the employees of the volunteer fire departments became city employees because the city was not going to fund an unlimited and uncontrollable amount of overtime.