I was talking to a friend who has gone to a couple of Dictator Leighton's 'Town meetings' (BTW Didn't McGroarty do the same thing to try and save his insane dictatorship?) and they told me Leighton is claiming work has been 'on going' on Solomons creek...... WHERE?!!! My family has lived across from that creek for 90 years and we haven't seen anything substantial done to that creek since around the late '80s. And that was mainly for show. So once again, Dictator Leighton "WHERE HAS OUR TAX MONEY GONE? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE $50 MILLION OF TAX MONEY MARKED FOR THE CREEK & BRIDGES?"
I know I haven't posted about the Salerno's fire yet, and I keep getting questions about it. So here goes.
Could we have saved the building with more manpower? In my opinion, No. It was arson and too far gone.
Would having Engine 3 in service have made a difference? On that night, we did have Engine 3 in service.
So Leightons manpower cuts made no difference? Yes they did, Because of the size and intensity of the fire both Engine 1 and Engine 3 were used to pump water. Because of the cuts this happened:
Engine 3 was left unattended so I could (I am Engine 3s engineer for my group) hook
Engine 1 to the closest hydrant (across the street).
Engine 3 ran out of water causing the withdrawal of the attack team that was trying to gain entrance. Meaning? If someone had been inside.......
Several examples of 1 Firefighter manning a hose line that NFPA guidelines require multiple men.
Oct 5 2004 "I would never, never gamble with the safety of residents visitors or guests," (WNEP). Yet this is what he is doing. Is the life of a firefighter, a family or a child worth his gambling?
He raised our taxes but fought to 'forgive' the old river road bakery's taxes, so he could sell it (for 8 cents on the dollar) to his campaign contributor tax free.
In short, We (the taxpayers of W-B) are paying maxed out taxes for top notch safety...... We are NOT getting what we are paying for!!!
A few Quotes from our Dictator:
-April 29 2010 “Firefighter rehabilitation at all emergency incidents is important,” (Times Leader)
Proper manning is much more important for your safety and ours.
May 31, 2008 (Citizens' voice) "I have great respect for the fire department. They do a great job and their safety is my number one concern" By cutting our manning and taking engines out of service?
-"I have delivered Jobs and Public safety to the citizens of the city" His own political add.
How by cutting the FD to unsafe levels? This is a fact, The cities own study says 17 is the minimum.
July 8 (WNEP) "It's very crucial that the fire department have adequate water pressure when they're fighting a fire so, we don't want to see any lives lost because water couldn't get on the fire"
But lives lost due to inadequate manning and cutting engines are OK?
Oct. 25 2007 (The Time Leader) "They (the council candidates) favor better fire protection, some advocated a new fire house in the Heights section. And they all said the city's biggest asset is its people."
Yet you remain silent as the Mayor risks lives and reduces safety.
Will the doors be locked on YOUR neighborhood fire station? Will another excuse be uttered to explain why the mayor closed it?
Dan Emplit WBFD
AKA Don Quixote
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