Yes, I am.
Are they overpaid for what they do? Yes, but they should take ever penny they can get.
Is their union awesome and am I jealous of that? Yes
Is their marketing amazing? Yes
5 Million/year.
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Are they overpaid for what they do? Yes, but they should take ever penny they can get.
Is their union awesome and am I jealous of that? Yes
Is their marketing amazing? Yes
In order to put a fire out, you need to enter the burning house. Even if you don't have to save anyone. Would you say that is inherently dangerous?
No, not really. Would you?
You don't run in to an empty house and jump on the flame.
They take every precaution in the world first.
I get it, you saw Backdraft, but that is not what it is like. Human life is first, structure is second. If there is a threat of getting hurt, they wait.
Yes. Friends with some volunteer firefighters. Dangerous for sure. Imagine climbing onto an icy roof during a blizzard to put out a chimney fire. At night.
Apartments on fire. Fires near propane tanks. On and on. In addition to all the fire stuff they are often first on the scene of wrecks. The list goes on.
I'm sure there have been politicians over the years that skimped on the number of firefighters. Society as a whole has agreed it's necessary.
Yep. For a retirement and small annual salary. Are you volunteering to climb into a burning building across town for someone you don't know? How just saving your own burning house? You have the knowledge, skills and equipment for that?So, your friends do it...for free?
Thank you
Yes, I told you I am a female elementary teacher and that we are the biggest whiners.
Didn't you think volunteer meant free?
Some I guess. $700/year or something like that. Well what are you waiting for? Better go sign up for that sweet gig.
Wait, you guess or you know?
I did it, for 2 years, we did not get paid for it. I was "on call" twice a month.
It was in central NE, in a town of about 2000
You are still whining. And a full time firefighter makes a below average wage. You saying they are overpaid is completely ignorant.
Min wage and average salary are the same? Now you are just showing more ignorance just to continue with the whining. As for volunteer firefighter they are not paid a w-2 wage. They may receive stipends for training and certain calls depending on the circumstance.
Ross Tucker did the Iowa-Nebraska game color commentary and mentioned it on his podcast. As part of the job, he has conversations with key players and coaches the day before the game.
I guess it depends on the person, maybe firefighters like getting paid more than police and sleeping with other guys thru the night.
where police will take a pay cut and rather pull over cars of insane people in the middle of the night?
idk
You’re a whiny entitled school teacher. Stay in your safe little taxpayer funded lane.
idk,Wait...tell me more about the sleeping with other guys part
to be fair though I'm not sure I want to see folks all mauled up after a wreck
Just like all "civil servants", right?
I keep admitting I am whining and that I am jealous! Aren't you going to admit that too because you keep replying?
To me, the only ones who have actually ran into a burning building or some other act to save a life, is a hero. Someone who holds a hose while no one is in danger, is hardly a hero.
Also, heroes don't need sweet benefits to stay on the job.
Now I'm not saying they dont deserve their pay, but lets not label all these guys as "heroes".
Shoot, if anything, the small town volunteer firefighters are more of heroes than many of these full timers.
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On the morning of 911, 343 NYFD personnel either
woke up at their firehouse or in their home ready to start just a typical September day. Then the first plane hit. They knew the risk, but they also knew no one else would try, so they did. Not one of them I suspect was sure glad they had a strong union at that point. They just went.
I think the argument is, are they actually heroes?
The dudes during 9/11.... 100%
Most in Omaha & Lincoln? Unlikely.
idk, seems like it would answer a run pass qb question fast..but then lateef would probably bolt leaving depth a issue
On the morning of (insert the last 20 school shootings) not one teacher woke up that morning thinking they were going to have to give their life or hide their students to save those kids lives...they just went.
I think we can agree with that, right?
I had two uncles that served "in nam"
1. One Spent all his time in Germany, France and Kentucky
2. The other spent all his time as a ******* medic in Vietnam
Oh, the teachers unions have definitely tried. Just no one is buying it except during Covid.
The problem, they gave up the right to strike AND...covid was their "in" but parents quickly found out how much they actually hated their ******* kids being at home 24/7
Only the ones who wanted to teach sex ed, DEI crap and other inappropriate subjects to 3rd graders.
Hahaha, I forgot about your take on this. I'm pretty sure we've already gone round-and-round on this topic.
Parents LOVED the teachers in march and HATED those same teachers in August! ha
Can only speak for one town. No idea on the rest. On call twice a month? As in old man Wilson's ranch is on fire on a random Wednesday evening and you weren't expected to show up if you weren't on call?