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July 01, 2007

Expect To See More Of This

 
California's Tulare County has assumed fire protection control from CDF(Cal Fire). According to The Fresno Bee;

"Fire and county officials have spent 18 months creating a department they say will save the county about $1 million a year. The move also gives the Board of Supervisors control over labor negotiations.

Building a department in less than two years is no small feat. Tasks ranged from monumental -- hiring more than 80 fire officers and chiefs -- to mundane -- developing an employee handbook...."

"...Cal Fire firefighters pleaded with the county to maintain its contract. Many claimed savings figures were exaggerated and the county would struggle to retain employees because it couldn't compete with state pay."


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Posted by: retired cap mike: 9:28 PM


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I think the County will be run by a bunch of local volunteers who don't have the knowledge, training and skills to handle the professional aspects of firefighting. They'll ask Cal Fire for another contract in a matter of a few years. Time will tell.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 05, 2007 4:46 PM
 
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