In one corner we have " the profesionals" ,
and in the other we have " the volunteers".
But what is the differece , what sets these two apart . Only one small , little piece of paper , a paycheck !!! but in many areas , and definatly in mine , "the profesionals" seem to think that they are far more superior
than those quote "redneck volunteers". Even though we have the same type equipment , the same capabilities, and even go to the same acadamy to train . We respond to many calls each year as mutual aid to a paid department,
and it seems that each time we do we get the cold shoulder from them ,simply because they get a paycheck and we don't. Our county council even seems to side with them, one county councilman even going as far as calling us " overgrown boys wanting expensive
toys to cary out thier boyhood dreams of flashing lights , and blaring sirens" .
A volunteers job is just as dangerous , we see and do the same things as a paid fireman,
so where did all of this "holier than thou"
stuff come from ? The beast sure does not discriminate , so why should a paid fireman.
That paycheck burns as easily as anything else, and we " redneck volunteers " are just as trained as you "profesionals" to put it out.
[This message has been edited by EASY PICKINS (edited August 23, 2000).]
and in the other we have " the volunteers".
But what is the differece , what sets these two apart . Only one small , little piece of paper , a paycheck !!! but in many areas , and definatly in mine , "the profesionals" seem to think that they are far more superior
than those quote "redneck volunteers". Even though we have the same type equipment , the same capabilities, and even go to the same acadamy to train . We respond to many calls each year as mutual aid to a paid department,
and it seems that each time we do we get the cold shoulder from them ,simply because they get a paycheck and we don't. Our county council even seems to side with them, one county councilman even going as far as calling us " overgrown boys wanting expensive
toys to cary out thier boyhood dreams of flashing lights , and blaring sirens" .
A volunteers job is just as dangerous , we see and do the same things as a paid fireman,
so where did all of this "holier than thou"
stuff come from ? The beast sure does not discriminate , so why should a paid fireman.
That paycheck burns as easily as anything else, and we " redneck volunteers " are just as trained as you "profesionals" to put it out.
[This message has been edited by EASY PICKINS (edited August 23, 2000).]
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