RUConcerned Wrote:
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> I live in West Springfield. This past Saturday a
> neighbor thought their dryer was on fire. A white
> ladder truck from the Greater Springfield
> Volunteer fire department showed up, but it was
> staffed with paid Fairfax County Fire Department
> Personnel (at least according to their shirts). A
> Yellowish Green Fire Engine showed up from the
> Burke Volunteer Fire Department and it was staffed
> with volunteers. A red fire engine showed up from
> the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FS
> 427) and it was staffed with Fairfax County Fire
> and Rescue Dept. personnel. An ambulance showed up
> from the Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire
> Department and it was staffed with Volunteer
> personnel who could not fight fires but could only
> administer emergency medical services, according
> to one of the young girls who hopped off the
> ambulance. This reminds me of rural PA! I mean
> WTF? My tax dollars are paid to Fairfax County
> who has line items in their budget for several
> million dollars for the Fire and Rescue
> Department. Why are all these different colored
> engines, trucks, and ambulances showing up on
> emergency calls some with volunteers and some with
> Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel. Not
> sure I want to put my life or property in the
> hands of some volunteer.
Here's a link to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting page...
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/board/meetings/
Please go and tell them all about this injustice. Your message needs to be heard.
Please let us know when you're going. I really want to be there for it.