How many fire fighters do we have in Milwaukee?

  When we had a major fire at the Pizza Man restaurant recently, due to the lack of staffing, firefighters from the suburbs had to be brought in to be on stand by in case of any other Milwaukee fire or medical emergency.

  What would happen if we would have two major fires in Milwaukee at the same time?  Would we have enough fire fighters to protect the City of Milwaukee then? If "brown-outs" and fire department staffing cuts continue, we will have very little protection for medical emergencies and for fires. If a person is having a heart attack, then emergency personnel must arrive within four minutes to keep the person alive. If we do not have an available fire truck due to brown-outs, then the time needed  to arrive at any house could be five minutes or longer. If the nearest fire truck is already at another emergency, then the next nearest fire truck would have to come from farther away and cost valuable time.

  What does Milwaukee gain by reducing its fire department staffing?  It loses its reputation as a fine city. Its insurance rates will go sky high.  More buildings will not have fire protection. The coroner will have many more customers than usual. In general, Milwaukee will no longer be a first class city. Its bonding rates will cost more. More collateral will needed to secure loans. At the rate that we going, we will be like Detroit, Michigan with all of its vacant buildings. Is this what we want in Milwaukee?

  If your local politician does not attempt to restore the staffing for the fire department, then use the upcoming election to replace them. If they are not up for election, then recall them from office. Your life could be in jeopardy  if nothing is done about this problem. You are the voter. You choose who will support your opinions in office. Do not forget to vote in the next election. If nothing is done, then we could have a clean sweep of political candidates in office. Please support your Milwaukee Fire Department.