History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

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I hate to see the "Home Guard" closed again. #23 was first due to my place when I leved in Atlanta.

As a political comment from someone who studied in the Master's Degree program in Public Administration at Georgia State, it seems to me Atlanta has a lot of growth and new building (Atlantic Station) and the County is fally apart and the city should be able to absorb good taxable area of fulco why is the City so low on cash. It was my understanding that Miss Shirley was supposidly pretty sharp when it came to running a city from a financial standpiont unlike those who preceeded her, and she ws going to be able to make Atlanta finacially sounds. What the heck happened??? Is the airpoirt not a money maker??? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_lalala.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



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[quote name='Shoe' post='292853' date='Mar 27 2009, 05:24 ']The recent slashings have included:



Adding Station #36 (a boondoggle/money pit from day #1)

(rumor is that it only stays open because a friend of the Mayor is getting $4000/mo in rent for the use of the property which is behind a dumpster, behind an old closed school.)

(they are still paying $500/week to empty the "honey pot", plus rent on the trailer and the barn. The $50,000 generator is still sitting unusable in the back of the barn)



Closing Engine #7 / Station #7

Closing Squad #4

36 recruits laid off

Closing Engine #23 / Station #23

Closing Truck #12

All companies cut from 4 to 3

All overtime cut.



Return of the "R-Day" (Kelly Day) They have been paying us for the built in OT for about 10 years.

One Furlough Day (Known as a "Shirley Day") per month without pay. (Costing me about $8500)



Attrition as a result of (early) retirements and resignations is at unimaginable levels.

(6% penalty to quit early vs. 10% penalty to stay)[/quote]