Somebody FREAKIN shoot me!!!!

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by realcoray

I dunno, I mean there are roads and bridges right? If your house catches on fire, someone is going to come put their life on the line to put it out right? If you injure yourself you can call 911, and within minutes people come to help.

Please don't play the fire hero card.

Fire and EMT equipment and compensation are one of the better examples of excesses government spending. Yet they are portrayed to be movie stars and hero's by the media. Why isn't their equipment similar to military? The buy and equip their vehicles like the 1 percenter's buying recreational vehicles............why?

The number in our area that have second jobs as contractors and work for cash under the table makes me sick.

Two years ago Eugene had 203 fire department employees, the average wage was $96,000. Police had 193 and averaged $92,000.

Then they respond in these vehicles to attended to longtime drunk who's passed out again.........on a regular basis.

Cost effective?

IMO occupants will most likely die of smoke inhalation before the responders arrive if they can't clear themselves from the structure. In many cases provided you have decent insurance you're better off having your house burn to the ground vs. dealing with smoke and fire damage and having your house filled with the fire departments water. You'll be back under your own roof in less time with a total rebuild vs. repair.

Have you paid for an ambulance ride lately? You can go to a nice driving school for a similar price............unless you're homeless then it's free.

From a motorcyclist's perspective the condition of roads in the Pacific NW are dangerous.

End of rant..............