tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622819600761790232.post2524248514618602053..comments2022-12-13T10:23:20.409+00:00Comments on Fire Cuts Cost Lives: What a cheek! - Money for old ropeSarah Covellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368557993330152200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622819600761790232.post-84543394882836790562012-11-21T08:43:00.329+00:002012-11-21T08:43:00.329+00:00Joe, great sentiments, I'm sure the FBU have b...Joe, great sentiments, I'm sure the FBU have been pushing this. But as far as West Yorkshire goes, We must make sure that the decision makers see the errors in these proposals locally. There must be cuts of some sort eventually, but where they come from is the issue, It always appears that front lines are the first to be hit, whereas we believe they should be the last. Once Senior Management has been stripped to the bone, then look elsewhere. And the elected officials and senior officers should put pressure on Central Gov't and tell the truth, not waffle, as Martyn Redfearn did in the sub committee hearing. Bosshoochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835016975011392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622819600761790232.post-77543684025073793802012-11-20T23:44:21.152+00:002012-11-20T23:44:21.152+00:00As we near the end of this so called "consult...As we near the end of this so called "consultation", we cannot lose sight of those who are responsible for these life threatening cuts.<br /><br />The Chief Fire Officer is given a budget, it is his job to do the best he can with the money provided. If "efficiency savings" are a part of his job description, then he is contractually obliged to make cuts.<br /><br />The Fire Authority; have they collectively got the expertise to decide where appliances need to be stationed? Have they been to a house fire and wondered when the second pump will arrive? Can they make a decision based on misleading statistics and attendance times?<br /><br />The answer to all these question....NO<br /><br />These cuts are being driven by a Government who have passed the buck, they have passed it to Chief Fire Officers and local councillors.<br /><br />In David Cameron's post riots speech on August 15th 2011 he said;<br /><br />"nothing in this job is more important to me than keeping people safe"<br /><br />He said the riots were caused by behaviour;<br /><br />"people showing indifference to right and wrong"<br /><br />"irresponsibility.Selfishness, behaving as if your choices have no consequences"<br /><br />When talking of the respect for community he said;<br /><br />"We need a sense of social responsibility at the heart of every community.<br />Yet the truth is that for too long the big bossy bureaucratic state has drained it away"<br /><br />"And it's denied local people any real kind of say over what goes on where they live".<br /><br />So Mr Cameron you want to keep us safe; you know right from wrong; you are aware of the consequences of your actions; you have a sense of social responsibility.<br /><br />On top of this you want local people to have a real say in what happens in their local area.<br /><br />In that case do not cut the Fire Service to a level where we are no longer safe.<br /><br />If these cuts are forced upon us, let's then start a new campaign, for every council tax payer in West Yorkshire to withhold their payments until the cuts are reversed.<br /><br />There is great power in UNITY<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180753950606666986noreply@blogger.com