I have sort of a question and a complaint.
Why is it alot of these bigger Fire Depts(ie,NYFD,Phoenix,etc)send most of thier old equipment to these other countries(ie,Mexico,Guatemala,etc)when theres dozens of smaller companies,like us for example,literally begging for some good used equipment becuase our budgeting is so low?...What happened to the days when Fire Depts in the US believed in "unity in the US"?...Shouldnt the companies in the US have "first dibs" with this equipment even before the thought of sending it to these other countries arise?...and would these other companies in these other countries lend "US" a helping hand if we needed it?
I have heard of soooo many of these multibillion dollar budgeted Fire Depts just giving thier older equipment to these other countries when the ones they SHOULD be sending it to is to thier fellow companies within US borders.
I have seen so many of these smaller companies turned down simply becuase they was Independent or "non-union" so does it matter what kind of company you are when it comes to the Fire Industry?
We ALL do the same job and we ALL fall the same way whether were Independent Companies,Volly Companies,Paid Companiesor Unionized Companies.
I feel you bigger companies should have respect enough for your smaller "counterparts" to think that WE may beable to put alot of this "out of service" equipment to use instead of everything just sitting and rotting on shelves in closets or sheds or just sending it all to these other countries.
There are ALOT of us smaller companies that cannot get the things they need becuase of alot of ungodly reasons.
REMEMBER....UNIFICATION is originally what we all was about!
REMEMBER....how YOU first started,where you came from and what it took to get you there!
Donna C
Fire Chief
Bridge Canyon VFD
http://cms.firehouse.com/dept/SeligmanAZ
Why is it alot of these bigger Fire Depts(ie,NYFD,Phoenix,etc)send most of thier old equipment to these other countries(ie,Mexico,Guatemala,etc)when theres dozens of smaller companies,like us for example,literally begging for some good used equipment becuase our budgeting is so low?...What happened to the days when Fire Depts in the US believed in "unity in the US"?...Shouldnt the companies in the US have "first dibs" with this equipment even before the thought of sending it to these other countries arise?...and would these other companies in these other countries lend "US" a helping hand if we needed it?
I have heard of soooo many of these multibillion dollar budgeted Fire Depts just giving thier older equipment to these other countries when the ones they SHOULD be sending it to is to thier fellow companies within US borders.
I have seen so many of these smaller companies turned down simply becuase they was Independent or "non-union" so does it matter what kind of company you are when it comes to the Fire Industry?
We ALL do the same job and we ALL fall the same way whether were Independent Companies,Volly Companies,Paid Companiesor Unionized Companies.
I feel you bigger companies should have respect enough for your smaller "counterparts" to think that WE may beable to put alot of this "out of service" equipment to use instead of everything just sitting and rotting on shelves in closets or sheds or just sending it all to these other countries.
There are ALOT of us smaller companies that cannot get the things they need becuase of alot of ungodly reasons.
REMEMBER....UNIFICATION is originally what we all was about!
REMEMBER....how YOU first started,where you came from and what it took to get you there!

Donna C
Fire Chief
Bridge Canyon VFD
http://cms.firehouse.com/dept/SeligmanAZ
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