Money, money, money....... is that all you people care about, it seems to be the main thing that you all go on about.
What ever happend to caring, empathy and understanding what these people have to go through after facing ( in some cases massive ) dangers... such as 9/11, Almost 1000 of them have died since and mostly in pain and distress. Thousands more still suffering with a death sentence hanging over them.
No politician or news agency will comment!!!!
Originally posted by TerrierJackThey are not really underpaid.
So lots of people want to be police and/or firemen? Who knew there was such market pressure to bring their wages down. Of course, that's completely contrary to good sense so that's your point? (They are underpaid.)
After all, if the job was so underpaid then no-one would be looking to become a policeman etc
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/police_officer_salary.htm
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/firefighter_salary.htm
http://www.21stcenturynurse.com/UKSalary.htm
The definition of plight that I found is:
"a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one."
I suspect the OP wasn't asking about salaries when he asked about "the plight of first-responders."
In my part of the US, our local fire-fighters are volunteers and are not paid. The town pays for training and equipment, but that's it. They are not being paid by the town government to fight fires or respond to the variety of other emergencies they are called out for.
Originally posted by skipper2666I worked as a routesalesman in Detroit for most of my adult life. Four of my colleagues were shot, and three of them died. Look up dangerous jobs. Clerk at a 7-11 is at or near the top.
Money, money, money....... is that all you people care about, it seems to be the main thing that you all go on about.
What ever happend to caring, empathy and understanding what these people have to go through after facing ( in some cases massive ) dangers... such as 9/11, Almost 1000 of them have died since and mostly in pain and distress. Thousands ...[text shortened]... fering with a death sentence hanging over them.
No politician or news agency will comment!!!!
We do have choices.
Originally posted by mwmillerThat is the original US model. More recently a lot of communities are going to a public safety model, where officers are trained to police and fight fires.
The definition of plight that I found is:
"a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one."
I suspect the OP wasn't asking about salaries when he asked about "the plight of first-responders."
In my part of the US, our local fire-fighters are volunteers and are not paid. The town pays for training and equipment, but th ...[text shortened]... ent to fight fires or respond to the variety of other emergencies they are called out for.
Only a skeleton force is on duty at any time. In some cases it isn't a full time job, but they are paid for actual responses and time on duty.
Cities have to wrestle with what taxpayers can afford to pay. Police and firefighters are largely idle, when an emergency is not actually in progress. Lots of towns, cities, and even States have part time legislatures for similar reasons.