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Price?

Done!

Cogs, just out of curiosity, if you say that you and the majority of your members want these things, when are you going to vote to separate and move away from the mayors "plan"? If not, then why not? You want everyone to work together and see what the career guys think should/could happen with the future of our fire service, but the fact remains, your department as well as the other volunteer departments (except Glenbrook) are in bed with the mayor and his so called plan. Publically denounce the mayors plan, otherwise there is really nothing to discuss. You can say all you want that you and your members want to work with SFRD (which I honestly believe you do), but the fact that your department is still trying to form a second paid/volunteer department speaks volumes more then your postings about cooperation.

Now that the big 3 are retired from SFRD the volunteers should feel at ease because it was always thought that they were against the volunteers. (although 2 were members of the volunteer departments before joining SFRD) That being said with the new system being put on the November ballot perhaps the former TOR, BFD or Springdale Chief will be appointed as the new Assistant Chief overseeing the volunteer departments. Now thats an incentive to vote for it, don't you think?

Now ... I see they need to train .. but why lights and sirens when there's absolutely no emergency whatsoever. Not naming anyone, but pretty sure some other departments got reprimaded several times for doing something like this ...

I cannot remember where I heard this, but is Stamford trying to buy a aerialscope? That would be awesome for them. I know the pricetag is high though.

If there was a tooth fairy then there will be a public safety building on Haig Avenue! Believe me this is just the figment of imagination by someone trying to stirr up more controversy to an already voltile situation. In fact there has been little or no response to calls for emergencies by the volunteers in the Springdale and Turn of River fire districts. This is fact! There is also a lack of fire marshal services in the Turn of River fire district due to the refusal by Turn of River of an offer to provide those services by the cadre of fire marshals in the City of Stamford. So who is suffering? The general public having to wait for the paid driver of Long Ridge to volunteer to be the fire marshal of record in Turn of River. And at that he has to call the State to get help because he dosn't have the experience to provide that service. It is time to all grow up.