Comments on: City police and fire should stay in the City

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:19:20 +0000

Point taken. Come by sta. 3 on summit one day for lunch ( my treat) and we can discuss that ugly P word. LOL

By: Derek Cosson

Derek Cosson — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:53:34 +0000

And thank you Chuck, and your fellow PFD family, for being an absolutely top-notch, professional fire department. You guys are one of the reasons I live in the City. Don’t want that volunteer fire service. I love you all even if I am jealous of your pensions!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:50:00 +0000

Mr Cossun, Thank you for voicing what all of us at the PFD have been saying about this issue. We have been cut back to barely safe staffing levels and now they want us to leave the citizens that pay our salaries unprotected and respond to the county. This is irresponsible if not criminal. Again, a big thanks from the men and women of the PFD

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:46:19 +0000

And it shows—- No vested interest . But the bigger question is why so many staff choose the County or Santa Rosa County instead of the city they have helped create?

Don’t like the results?

By: Derek Cosson

Derek Cosson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:30:04 +0000

Oh yeah. Staff is behind it. I don’t expect them to care, most of them don’t live in the City.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:59:42 +0000

Was there a staff recommendation ?

If so, expect it to pass, even though council calls themselves the policymakers.

By: Derek Cosson

Derek Cosson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:27 +0000

Well, the thing is, we already are servicing them! At City taxpayer expense! When we’re making budget cuts to important services!

That should have been the first thing to go.
If Escambia County wants PPD/PFD to respond to issues in their jurisdiction, they should reimburse the City.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:01:28 +0000

A very few months ago this same council claimed the city desperately needed a special fire assessment .

Now as gas goes up and the economy goes down, they think the city can afford to service county residents?

Get off the medication