Comments on: Alameda fire department cuts make KTVU http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2009/01/11/alameda-fire-department-cuts-make-ktvu/ Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:36:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mark Irons http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2009/01/11/alameda-fire-department-cuts-make-ktvu/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Mark Irons Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:39:27 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/?p=1118#comment-477 I am concerned about veracity of comment #1, seems dubious. I have never heard about the fire fighters I have known in other cities holding second full time jobs. I do not currently know any Alameda fire fighters but in Oakland I knew two guys who tried to run a breakfast restaurant on the side and they couldn’t hack it. A friend on the peninsula definitely does not have another job.

The “days” fire fighters work are 24 hours on aren’t they? Comment #1 smacks of the same sloppy knee jerk accusations aimed at teachers every time AUSD had budget problems.

Safety workers are considered to have relatively high stress and face danger, but I’d be glad to be one in this town. It’s not Detroit. It is not just the strength of the unions which allow these great contracts, I hate to say it, but I think there is a level of hero worship here which makes criticism of these job categories politically thorny. Fire and police are very handsomely compensated.

]]> By: Corblue http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2009/01/11/alameda-fire-department-cuts-make-ktvu/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Corblue Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:36:19 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/?p=1118#comment-478 How about the fire fighters not abuse the system? They go on vacation for a month then work three days a week and they get paid over-time.
How about they work more than two days a week?
Fire fighters get paid a lot of money to only work two days a week. Most fire fighters have another full-time job!!

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