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Michael, I will try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. I do respect the fact that you as a taxpayer are going to argue against more taxes, as a tax payer also I pay too many taxes. I also have a job, and when people spit out facts that are completely wrong I will argue. In my opinion I don't agree with Bob's fiscal numbers. Right or wrong. They are my opinion. Don't assume that all firefighters are making money hand over fist. Every dollar they make is an hour away from home. Your assumption that they work under the table is an assumption, I don't agree with. Off hand I am not sure the total number of fires every year, it's public knowledge I don't have the numbers. I do know there were three the night of the blizzard alone. Your number is extremely low. 12 firefighters don't respond to an ankle injury. An engine and a rescue do (5 guys). Why 5, well people usually don't give enough information when they call 911. Firefighters don't know if its a CPR or a ankle sprain ( it could be an ankle sprain with a 400lb person, 2 people can't handle that). A CPR requires at least 4/5 firefighters for adequate help. Plus every engine and firefighters are ALS trained meaning every engine usually beats the rescues tothe scene. they can do everything a rescue does except transport. rescues are very busy. if you were having a heart attack and had to wait for a rescue that was at the hospital, or have the local engine company be there in 3 minutes. You tell me what's better. The general public would rather have more help than not enough on scene. As for box alarms, yes there are plenty, again if it was your business that was on fire at 3 in the morning and only 1 truck showed up then called for more help if it was a real fire you would be pretty upset in that 5 minute period of no help. The city takes my money and I have no say where it goes, will it be there when I retire I don't know, I do know I'm gonna argue for it. Again your fact about how runs are recorded is completely false. There were well over 16000 911 calls last year not Truck runs. That number would be near 50000 I'd imagine.

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