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Mammoth_Aardvark_261 t1_j9zdi5p wrote
Town manager should fight the fires too, fuck it, send the librarian.
BayStateBlue t1_ja127tk wrote
Puts down Fahrenheit 451
“I’ve been preparing for this moment my whole life.”
Sincerely_Me_Xo t1_ja31bmk wrote
Don’t underestimate the librarian.
Dontleave t1_j9z3xvx wrote
Doesn’t help that they only want to hire 1 more firefighter and the window for the application process ended a month ago. You want more firefighters? Hire them
Maxpowr9 t1_j9ys1ta wrote
Shitty Herald is shitty.
It's Manchester-by-the-Sea
LordBawlmore t1_j9zj1o2 wrote
Forget it, Jake. It’s Manchester-By-The-Sea Town.
DagothDeez t1_ja0aqxy wrote
They're going to fear for their lives and start shooting the fires
BsFan t1_ja0f6dm wrote
They should do what Waterville Valley NH did and make everyone train to be police fire and EMS. They are called the fire pigs and I think it's one of only a couple towns in the country that does that.
Meverseyou t1_ja21cjk wrote
Somewhat related, but Davis County, Utah, the sheriffs are paramedics available to do ALS intercepts with Basic units.
oogaboogaaa2 t1_ja1eyqa wrote
Call in Casey Affleck. Oh, wait.
RailRoad_Candy t1_ja01hjv wrote
This would only makes sense if fires were black. Only then could leave it to the police to beat out a fire.
candidcamerapeepshow t1_ja0kt3e wrote
Might as well call in the Coast Guard
Otherwise-Fly-331 t1_ja23zjs wrote
I think that’s a good idea! They can explain to the fire that while the USCG isn’t under the DOD they are still considered a branch of the US armed forces and will command the same respect
roadtrip-ne t1_ja2lnir wrote
Why not just have the sea do it, they’re right by it
Trpdoc t1_ja00pmn wrote
Honestly a great idea. Replace the police with firefighters they seem super upstanding and less likely to shoot you bc you’re jaywalking
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UltravioletClearance t1_j9z2wws wrote
The article says they had a group of call firefighters but it sounds like they left. So their solution is to voluntell cops to play firefighter.
baazaar131 t1_ja27jqz wrote
Sounds like a plan considering how little work police really do, especially in smaller towns. They get so bored they pull you over just for fun. They get paid good money as well, look it up. You can find out how much each town pays their police workers. It's more than you think it is. :-D Especially if they have a 'degree', their initial pay rate goes way up. It's the new thing to do, get a 'degree' in like criminal justice or w/e then apply to become an officer. I'm sure this has changed recently, but I know there used to be an upper bound on how good you could do on the exam, due to the belief being too 'intelligent' (a metric as a result of your exam score), results in lower retention times. Intelligence became a liability of sorts.
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lesviolonsdelautomne t1_ja35851 wrote
Last I checked you can’t shoot a fire
caspa10152 t1_ja38436 wrote
Why don't they just disband their unionized fire department and make it volunteer. I know that's what they do in Long Island. Seems to work well for the rich towns there.
Ok_Student8032 t1_ja7gxcw wrote
Who will eat the donuts?
goldeNIPS t1_ja86eqo wrote
Pigs don't need more overtime. We already pay millions for them to harass homeless people
MelkorWasRight t1_ja3t7hx wrote
oh this will go over well once the cops start shooting at the fires.
MongoJazzy t1_ja4f8q5 wrote
why is an article about MBTS in r/Boston ?
Dseltzer1212 t1_ja03pd1 wrote
That’s fair to ask of the police
ReverseBanzai t1_ja008ct wrote
Have to laugh seeing a post in r/boston about a town nowhere close to the greater boston area . The same day a post about boston public schools in r/Massachusetts
Codspear t1_ja0a15h wrote
Manchester-By-The-Sea is a town that doesn’t want anyone poorer than upper-middle class living in it, just like all the other towns in the region, and now they’re worried because essential services don’t have any working class labor pool to hire from. This is a great case of r/leopardsatemyface.
Too bad, so sad. Build some more housing, including for those working class you despise so much, if you want firefighters again.