herrick

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Herrick...maybe you'd be better taking the time to > read the thread and peoples posts properly...you > might find some of them to be well thought out and > better informed than you think. > > Huguenot is right. We as taxpayers do have a right > to ask if any public service is working to a > reasonable budget. The proposed cuts are a > suitable foundation for such a debate. Not a > single fire service employee has engaged in an > informed date about facts and figures on this > thread. I've made some attempt to provide data > that can be debated in a sensible manner. All we > seem to get from those posters are mild rants and > hissy fits about how ill-informed we all are? > > So no Herrick...I won't be pming you for any fire > and rescue data. It's all out there in the public > domain anyway, much of it published by the Fire > Service itself. Didn't I even post links to some > of it earlier in this thread? But you wouldn't > know that because you couldn't be bothered to read > it. If you had, you would have been in a better > position to consider the facts behind some of the > points the rest of us have made. after some consideration , your right - i am ranting and in a hissy fit about nothing , and moreover the stats that you guys obtain from the FRS are factual and fair and represent exactly what happens in the real world - frightening assumptions

i only came here to advise , and a lot of what i hear is utter narrow minded tripe.what moron mentioned the hero bit? im too bored to scroll up - pensions issues, anti union issues a- seperate thread , etc etc - ladies and gents - for those of you with minds like parachutes then feel free to pop into local stations and ask about what we do , rather than read some tripe in the sun and daily mail etc etc - im here to help for those of you that want it , you know where we are - ps i am not a union man and i am management so lose that pre judgemental tunnel vision , it may hinder you when operating your swiss army knife when releasing a trapped child :) excuse the hasty reply and feel free to PM me with any sensible adult questions reference fire and rescue capability , anything else i will ignore - regards Herrick

Guys and girls not sure if we are all just too busy but it helps to read and digest rather than scan - i do not think we should throw money at the fire service , my point is why not defend your local services ? just to re enforce the point -that please dont drip to me if you suffer a tragedy and are the very people "see above posts" that are happy with the cuts , however those that defend your rescue services i wish you the best ,and MM some people may not all be armchair rescue technical experts like you and if a child has her fingers trapped in her bike and the police and ambulance service feel they need the fire service to assist then write into your MP and tell them its a waste of resources - but i bet you dont :) - regards all and take care

hello alll i am a firefighter that is based at the station responsible for covering East Dulwich - attendance time wise you have the short straw -always have , mostly due to road layout from peckham (assuming we are operational and not taken off the run to put up smoke alarms etc etc )- fires in your area are low mostly due to the socio economic spread , however you pay your taxes and should expect a "rescue " response , from your childs fingers trapped in his bike chain to a deliberate release of a chemical bomb ( fill in the middle whatever your imagination desires :) )- taking the above , would it not be right and proper to defend your rescue service ? can you justify not - its your fire service not mine , doubt ill lose my job so if they lose a machine or shut peckham then ill just get transfered .as a verteran of this job, i suggest at the least you stay informed and better still critically question any decision that could effect your safety - any questions then pop into any local station,be advised firefighters are fearful of being discciplined on speaking out so tread carefully and be tactful please - regards H