jailbait vagrant
02-06-2007, 05:50 PM
great story by Brian Williams about the "silent service." This is the only place to donate money for these brave men who are fighting a noble and uphill battle. Donations here will help them re-build their fire station that is completely decimated
http://www.learyfirefighters.org/
PaulC
02-06-2007, 05:59 PM
How in the hell can Federal and State money not be found on day 1 to rebuild fire houses???... Unbelievable.....
mightyradgumbo
02-06-2007, 06:49 PM
great story by Brian Williams about the "silent service." This is the only place to donate money for these brave men who are fighting a noble and uphill battle. Donations here will help them re-build their fire station that is completely decimated
http://www.learyfirefighters.org/
Dennis Leary has done some amazing work with this foundation. There are many benefits through the year up here for this organization. Good to see he is helping out down there. Shame the Feds and State can't pony up some dough for this.
ScoopJohnD
02-06-2007, 07:51 PM
Dennis Leary has done some amazing work with this foundation. There are many benefits through the year up here for this organization. Good to see he is helping out down there. Shame the Feds and State can't pony up some dough for this.
The feds are an easy target, and granted they deserve much grief but the more I read the more I'm convinced that a large percentage of blame falls to the city and state. Chicago Mike posted a T-P article last week and this was part of it......
The dispute between the union and City Hall is the latest in a long-running struggle over fire protection financing, which includes salaries, staffing and equipment issues. The money for firehouse repairs mostly is clogged in a tangle of bureaucracy, which includes FEMA and the state.
Fire Department Superintendent Charles Parent did not return repeated calls for comment. Terry Davis, a spokesman for Mayor Nagin, blamed FEMA for the conditions and declined further comment.
FEMA has approved $13.2 million in aid to the Fire Department, agency spokesman Ronnie Simpson said. FEMA sent those disbursements to the state, which should pass the money along to the city after local officials properly document the expenses. To receive aid available for rebuilding, the city must apply for assistance from FEMA. FEMA approves money to cover 90 percent of the cost of repairs to public property damaged in disasters, but only after governments prove the extent of their storm-
related losses.
However, the upkeep of the firehouses, or what's left of them, is the city's responsibility.
"It's typical for the city: using FEMA as a scapegoat," Felton said. "FEMA is not responsible for toilet paper, for all these little things. FEMA is not supposed to come unstop a toilet. . . . The city isn't taking care of us."
And the more I read the more I'm convinced (and PLEASE locals correct me if I'm wrong) that the T-P is really in bed with Nagin and City Hall. Aside from Chris Rose I am really shocked at the lack of passion and/or indignation at the dreck that City Hall spews out. They don't ignore stories, but it just seems that everything City Hall says is taken at face value.
Read that excerpt. Fire Superintendant declines comment, Nagin spokesman blames FEMA and declines comment. FEMA gives info and says there is money, but the city must apply for it. Now that's a big discrepenancy. How much friggin legwork could it take to look into whether or not the city has attempted to procure those funds? As an outsider I really have to say that the time has come for that paper in it's articles and editorials to reflect the frustration and anger of the citizens it serves and that includes directing it at the local government.
And again, I certainly have not read everything and if I'm off base in what I say I'll be more than happy to accept being told so.