Perry cut volunteer fire department funding in Texas by 75 percent this year

[kpete]

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/09/06/311910/texas-is-on-fire/


Volunteer firefighters in Texas struggle with financial crisis

State funding for volunteer fire departments is taking a big hit. It is going from $30 million to $7 million. Those departments are already facing financial strains.

The State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas represents 21,000 state firefighters. The Association says more than 80 percent of volunteer firefighters are reporting taking a personal hit in the budget crisis. They have started using their own money to help pay for equipment and supplies.

“We've seen budget cuts, but this is the worst time that we've ever seen,” said Executive Director Chris Barron. “As far as the budget crisis and the fuel cost stuff for example continues to go up and it doesn't help us out any whatsoever, so with the rising fuel and the budget cuts from the state it's taken a great effect. I think the citizens and the public is going to see that.”

http://www.kvue.com/video/featured-videos/Volunteer-firefighters-in-Texas-struggle-with-financial-crisis-118510059.html
http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/texas-cut-fire-department-funding-by-75-percent-this-year/

[FSogol]

1. K & R. n/t

[sfpcjock]

2. Wow. There's genius for ya.

I mean, who could have seen this coming? To quote Condi Rice.

:crazy: crazy

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. SURPRISE!!!!!

[qb]

5. This better make it to the MSM. It's a "connect-the-dots" moment simple enough for any news anchor.

[demosincebirth]

7. I wish, but I doubt it. Nothing this good ever plays out.

[samsingh]

6. he would make terrible decisions as President

[Historic NY]

8. Nero.......fiddled away the funding.

[SpiralHawk]

9. Republicon greedheads like Perry are getting some Kickass Karma

Republicon FAIL & negligence is letting the whole fire thing get way out of control -- if only Republicons had showed decent citizen responsibility, and not trashed the Texas volunteer firefighter corps -- then Texas might not be suffering so much and having to beg for 'Socialism' from the US government they have also been trashing.

Is there are lesson here for voters and taxpayers? D'oh.