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"Lucky" and "Once you give something back" are not accurate. I do get your point, and once something is bargained away it does not usually return. No offense taken or intended in return.
The truck company minimum manpower returning from 4 men to 5 men came at the cost of 2 LODD's (FF Phillips E-10 and FF Matthews E-26) may they rest in peace, and the severely burned and now retired Lt. Joe Morgan (former FF E-26).
The return of the 5th man to the Truck Companies, and the return of the Aides to the BFC Buggies was paid for in blood by the men of E-26 and E-10. It would be disrespectful to be a fireman in the DCFD and not point out that fact to anyone reading this thread.
During the Mayor Pratt-Kelly / Chief Latin years we lost the 5th man and Pumper to all 33 Engines, the 7th Battalion Fire Chief & Aide, the 8th Battalion Fire Chief & Aide, Truck Company #1 (4 LODD's in their lineage) Rescue Squad #4, and the sometimes forgotten E-34 at Saint E's Hospital, all of which have never returned.
Engine Co. No. 3 was also closed and is now back in service.
Like I said above, no offense taken or intended in return. I know what you meant in your statement. FF Phillips and FF Matthews can no longer speak for themselves and those two men along with Ret. Lt. Joe Morgan deserve the recognition for returning some of the manpower to the DCFD after the deep cuts bestowed upon us in '91, '93, and '95.
Semper Fidelis,
R. M. Kemp
DCFD
"Lucky" and "Once you give something back" are not accurate. I do get your point, and once something is bargained away it does not usually return. No offense taken or intended in return.
The truck company minimum manpower returning from 4 men to 5 men came at the cost of 2 LODD's (FF Phillips E-10 and FF Matthews E-26) may they rest in peace, and the severely burned and now retired Lt. Joe Morgan (former FF E-26).
The return of the 5th man to the Truck Companies, and the return of the Aides to the BFC Buggies was paid for in blood by the men of E-26 and E-10. It would be disrespectful to be a fireman in the DCFD and not point out that fact to anyone reading this thread.
During the Mayor Pratt-Kelly / Chief Latin years we lost the 5th man and Pumper to all 33 Engines, the 7th Battalion Fire Chief & Aide, the 8th Battalion Fire Chief & Aide, Truck Company #1 (4 LODD's in their lineage) Rescue Squad #4, and the sometimes forgotten E-34 at Saint E's Hospital, all of which have never returned.
Engine Co. No. 3 was also closed and is now back in service.
Like I said above, no offense taken or intended in return. I know what you meant in your statement. FF Phillips and FF Matthews can no longer speak for themselves and those two men along with Ret. Lt. Joe Morgan deserve the recognition for returning some of the manpower to the DCFD after the deep cuts bestowed upon us in '91, '93, and '95.
Semper Fidelis,
R. M. Kemp
DCFD