So they’ve decided to Furlough the Emergency Services personnel (10 days).
How will this be done without affecting performance?
The only way I see this possible is by putting Advanced Life Support Units out of service.
Have they not researched the effects this has had on neighbouring counties?

I understand they have to close a defecit, but to do put Emergency Services out of service?

Demonio - 17 September 2009 10:35 PM

So they’ve decided to Furlough the Emergency Services personnel (10 days).
How will this be done without affecting performance?
The only way I see this possible is by putting Advanced Life Support Units out of service.
Have they not researched the effects this has had on neighbouring counties?

I understand they have to close a defecit, but to do put Emergency Services out of service?

Just shows where their heads are, I want to know how much longer are they going to keep putting the “TAX PAYING” citizens life safety in danger, not only by furloughing the career EMS personnel, but also why do our so called commissioners keep putting our safety in peril with the so called “Fire Service” in our county.

I just wish the citizens of our county knew of the perilous lack of fire protection we receive in our county.

How many times the apparatus gets out late or undermanned, if it gets out at all.

Citizens of Charles County, you better start now, thinking about who you want running this counties government, 2010 is just around the corner.

Viper I see you have come to another thread to spout your bildge. Your a LOON!

When one can’t dispute the message you attack the messenger. SMCitizen….you are true to form!

Charles County has never shared publicly what happened to the $2,000,000 slush fund uncovered in the Volunteer’s coffers. The law says it was supposed to be returned to the County’s general fund. This money could have easily kept our law enforcement budget protected for another year had it been returned to the general fund. Where is that money now?
The County’s budget is stressed and it seems that the fire tax doesn’t collect enough from taxpayers for this Volunteer system. Page 111 of Charles County’s quarterly budget shows a new request for money by our Volunteers
http://www.charlescounty.org/FS/budget/qrtrlymonitoring.pdf

Why are we paying a fire tax when a fire department can request money from the county in other ways and then have it buried in the fine print? Park request??????
When are our elected officials going to review this antiquated system in a serious manner? Why are our Commissioners not open and honest about funding requests? Maybe our Sherriff’s office should be Volunteers also. They could get funding through the parks budget.

I bet the Pier will have a locked gate on it…so much for a park. Private park for the volunteers to dock thier boats at. Watch and learn.