May 05, 2009
Cal Gov. Schwarzenegger Threatens To Gut Cal Fire
In an attempt to drum up support for his confusing package of budget initiatives California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has threatened to eliminate 1,700 positions from Cal Fire. SFGate.com has the story.
According to the article the Governor wants to:
"...slashing $80.8 million from Cal Fire's spending plan - a 10 percent reduction - by eliminating 602 full-time positions and 1,100 seasonal firefighting positions. The cuts would be part of a series of deep cuts to the state budget.
Cal Fire, the state's fire agency, has about 5,000 full-time firefighters. At the peak of last year's fire season, more than 2,700 wild fires ravaged the state and the agency hired extra help: 3,000 seasonal firefighters.
The plan would also shutter 11 conservation camps and 20 single-engine stations throughout California.
Closing fire stations would affect response times and the agency's ability to make inspections on defensible spaces, according to the document...."
Who is he kidding? This is politics at its lowest. Why always tug at the fears of the electorate by scaring them into voting your way?
I'll be the first to admit there are some stations that could disappear and maybe some of the camps could close or consolidate. I drove a 20 year old engine for a time, we don't need a revamped fleet of Model 5's every 2 years. Surely the department can accommodate cuts here and there and they should expect cuts.
What I can't stand is these politicians plying on the fears of their constituents. It's cheap and ugly.
BTW I am voting NO!
According to the article the Governor wants to:
"...slashing $80.8 million from Cal Fire's spending plan - a 10 percent reduction - by eliminating 602 full-time positions and 1,100 seasonal firefighting positions. The cuts would be part of a series of deep cuts to the state budget.
Cal Fire, the state's fire agency, has about 5,000 full-time firefighters. At the peak of last year's fire season, more than 2,700 wild fires ravaged the state and the agency hired extra help: 3,000 seasonal firefighters.
The plan would also shutter 11 conservation camps and 20 single-engine stations throughout California.
Closing fire stations would affect response times and the agency's ability to make inspections on defensible spaces, according to the document...."
Who is he kidding? This is politics at its lowest. Why always tug at the fears of the electorate by scaring them into voting your way?
I'll be the first to admit there are some stations that could disappear and maybe some of the camps could close or consolidate. I drove a 20 year old engine for a time, we don't need a revamped fleet of Model 5's every 2 years. Surely the department can accommodate cuts here and there and they should expect cuts.
What I can't stand is these politicians plying on the fears of their constituents. It's cheap and ugly.
BTW I am voting NO!
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I believe there were two fires here in the local area...San Bernardino, Ca...earlier this spring...both started at the same time...both brought more damage than usual due to lack of personell due to cut backs. People were not laid off then, but fewer people were on-call; no overtime etc.
Fire fighters are vital to our lives in this State...no room for cut-backs here.
Fire fighters are vital to our lives in this State...no room for cut-backs here.
The first cut to be made should be Swartzenigger!
That RINO should be given the same treatment as was given to Davis.
Swartzenigger, in my opinion, is a LIAR. He is unable to produce a proper bowel movement without help. The ONLY reason he was elected was because he was a "play actor". That doesn't make him eligible to run anything. Look what happened to the Presidency, the same thing happened and now look what we have -- a communist regime run by a Muslim, illegal alien communist pig.
DUMP Schwartekennedy now.
That RINO should be given the same treatment as was given to Davis.
Swartzenigger, in my opinion, is a LIAR. He is unable to produce a proper bowel movement without help. The ONLY reason he was elected was because he was a "play actor". That doesn't make him eligible to run anything. Look what happened to the Presidency, the same thing happened and now look what we have -- a communist regime run by a Muslim, illegal alien communist pig.
DUMP Schwartekennedy now.
# posted by 
: May 06, 2009 8:54 AM
: May 06, 2009 8:54 AM
It's odd this story comes out the same day that Schwarzenegger signs Executive Order S-05-09 which does just the opposite. Had the Govenator not taken his meds or have the media jumped on something that didn't exist?
http://gov.ca.gov/executive-order/12200/
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http://gov.ca.gov/executive-order/12200/
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