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Posted: February 28, 2009 07:01 am  | |||
      IRC Nickname: Croak Group: Clan Friend Posts: 104 Member No.: 1667 Joined: January 27, 2009 Total Events Attended: 13    | Well the mayor Fired all of us Firefighters for the city of Gregory, and we are not going to put up with it. http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/40447132.html WATCH END of video. We basiclly lived up there we were always at the station. http://www.kristv.com/global/video/flash/p...fo&rnd=78355801 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8258524 http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=9920029 http://www.kristv.com/global/video/flash/p...fo&rnd=78355801 On Thursday, February 27th at approximately 7:00 pm, Mayor Victor Lara rid the City of Gregory of it's only source of Fire Protection. Lara walked into the Gregory Fire Department and had the Gregory Police Chief order the department to return all equipment and remove ourselves from the premises. He was not able to provide any reason as to why he was disbanding the department. We think that it is more that he had no reason, then that he didn't want to tell us. He couldn't speak for himself, nor could he look any member of the fire department in the eyes. Whenever he was asked a question, he rolled his eyes, looked around, and refused to open his mouth. He would not give us any reason for this being done and the way it was done. He is breaking his own rules that were placed IN WRITING in the By-Laws. The By-Laws state that "any member between the ages of 18 and 55 may apply for membership to the department". He has appointed a 57 year old man, who is not a member of the department, to become Chief. That breaks 2 rules in itself. The By-Laws and City Ordinance state "The Fire Chief is a position that is to be voted on by a 2/3 vote by the department". The Mayor appointed a man into that position. That position is not an appointed position. He also elected about 3 men to enter the department. The By-Laws also states that in order to gain membership into the department, you can apply and then be VOTED in, not APPOINTED. These are all By-Laws that he is aware, but is going against. Apparently, the mayor doesn't think that were dedicated. But if spending all of your weekends, your summer up at the fire station making sure that all of the equipment is working, and keeping the trucks full of gas and water,while they could have been with their friends, or family. Even having some firefighters lost their jobs, and even some of our firefighters marriages have gone really bad for them. If that isn't being dedicated to the City of Gregory, then I really don't know what is. It is insane the Mayor for the city of Gregory and several ex-members walked into our firehouse which was Self Governed along with the PD ordered us to turn in the FD equipment and clear out and our services were no-longer needed. Canned Us all, and the ex-members are taking it back over.....WOW...a bunch of hands who didnt like SOP's Accountability, Drug and Alchol Policies, and a progressive department. [color=red] ALSO::: Today, Friday 27,2009. The next day after the Fire Dept. of Gregory was no more, we had a 10-50 Major. A Semi truck had crashed, and rolled over and was hauling hazardous materials, and the fire department was needed. But what do you know? Did Gregory respond? No. Instead we had to call other departments to assist the situation. Also, at the time that page went out, is the time we have anywhere from 4 to 6 firefighters at the station, so we could have rolled within two minutes, instead of that truck driving waiting a long time for help, we could have been there alot faster. [/color=red] [color=red/] The mayor said they had a city council to discuss the fire department. Well the mayor said the citizens of Gregory didn't think that we were dedicated, and that our services were no longer needed, and he KICKED all 21 firefighters out. That night we called 3 city council members and none of them known about the situation. So the mayor didn't hold a meeting, and every single citizen that knows about this is very mad, and doesn't feel safe anymore. I don't know what will happen now, but just praying that we get everything back to the way that it was, we were making great progress with the department, we were getting things together, until this tore us apart. Going to be inactive for a little bit until we are all back together as a family again and we have our house back (station) and everything is good. -------------------- RIP: Lt. Stuart J. Alexander of the Corpus Christi Police. EOW: 3/10/2009    I am a Volunteer Firefighter, and am also a Police Explorer. Going to become a police officer soon, and work my way up to a detective. :)   | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 07:07 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Mr Glennfase Group: Emeritus Posts: 3064 Member No.: 39 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 220 | What an idiot. Corrupt politics for the win? -------------------- That's Mr. Glennfase to you. Ex-Warlord/Council  | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 09:06 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Trolls trolling trolls trolling trolls Group: Banned Posts: 2956 Member No.: 422 Joined: April 4, 2008 Total Events Attended: 130 | Wow what the fuck :S Tbh if nobody in the town likes/trusts him, why is he still Mayor? Just like do a vote on it or something - w/e you yanks do  -------------------- Mugger84 Member Of WG Since 4th April 2008. WG Raid Leader Since 20th June 2008. WG Council Since 20th November 2008. Banned from WG Since 6th March 2009. DF IG Since 6th March 2009. DF FA Since 15th March 2009. Ex-Member Of WG Since 26th March 2009. Member of DF Since 6th April 2009. Clan Friend of WG Since 4th June 2009. --- ||Ex-WG Warlord || Current Member of DF || Ex-Rampage Leader ||  | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 10:04 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Rage|Mike Group: Clan Friend Posts: 1948 Member No.: 1238 Joined: July 29, 2008 Total Events Attended: 132 | Wow thats one fucked up mayor --------------------  MSN: [email protected] IRC: Rage|Mike at SwiftIRC and SeersIRC Drop me a comment, click to view my RSC profile! Proud to be ex-Wilderness Guardian.  | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 10:29 am | |||
| IRC Nickname: Lewbull Group: Guest Posts: 54 Member No.: 649 Joined: May 18, 2008 Total Events Attended: 0 | Military coup. Do it. -------------------- | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 10:59 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Chimpy Group: Banned Posts: 2521 Member No.: 1474 Joined: November 16, 2008 Total Events Attended: 133 | Mayors office + Molotov Cocktail = win. --------------------    | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 11:25 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Dilz Group: Banned Posts: 1403 Member No.: 973 Joined: June 23, 2008 Total Events Attended: 151 | Ive got some C4 lying around... --------------------  LOLPNS  Perm banned. | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 12:50 pm | |||
 IRC Nickname: Mickey Group: Emeritus Posts: 5305 Member No.: 48 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 282 | Ouch  --------------------    | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 01:25 pm | |||
 IRC Nickname: DyIan Group: Emeritus Posts: 1205 Member No.: 1638 Joined: January 15, 2009 Total Events Attended: 107 | That is highly stupid. The mayor should appreciate the time that you guys have volunteered for the better good of the community. --------------------   | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 04:54 pm | |||
| IRC Nickname: Croak Group: Clan Friend Posts: 104 Member No.: 1667 Joined: January 27, 2009 Total Events Attended: 13 | Well tonight were going to a firefighters house to discuss what we will do at the city council meeting this wed. the mayor might get kicked out and fined. ALSO!! Today we had a brush fire in Gregory, dispatch paged out the town (2 miles away) took them 24 minutes just to call IN ROUTE, they got on scene about 28 minutes after the page. We would have been there in about 7 minutes. The reason they took so long is they are a paid dept. and they will NOT leave the town untill another 8 firefighters show up at station. Last night a simi-truck rolled over with hazardous materials and took forever for the other depts. to show up. -------------------- RIP: Lt. Stuart J. Alexander of the Corpus Christi Police. EOW: 3/10/2009 I am a Volunteer Firefighter, and am also a Police Explorer. Going to become a police officer soon, and work my way up to a detective. :) | ||
Posted: February 28, 2009 08:58 pm | |||
 IRC Nickname: megajayson Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 9246 Member No.: 423 Joined: April 4, 2008 Total Events Attended: 216 | idiots. --------------------  This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! 7th Highest Overall for Wars Attended. | ||
Posted: March 1, 2009 04:32 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Lefty Group: Emeritus Posts: 3340 Member No.: 1055 Joined: June 30, 2008 Total Events Attended: 211 | Welcome to corruption! How can we screw you over today? That really sucks. I hope you get your job back. It is pretty dang stupid for the mayor to do that, and it hurts more than the people volunteering, but also the people that live in and around your town. --------------------      | ||
Posted: March 2, 2009 04:27 am | |||
| IRC Nickname: Croak Group: Clan Friend Posts: 104 Member No.: 1667 Joined: January 27, 2009 Total Events Attended: 13 |
Yes, it even made us cry because we were all family. Correction: We are still family, because were fishing back and we are going to win this back. Anyways, it was really upsetting, we trust our lives in the hands of everyone elses and we know that they have our backs 100%. We have spent hundreds of hours together and even with no fire department, we are still going to each others houses and just sitting around talking. Hopefully by spring break we will have our station back, because we will be getting tons of vehicle accidents, and its going to be terrible when no FD responds with the JAWS OF LIFE.  -------------------- RIP: Lt. Stuart J. Alexander of the Corpus Christi Police. EOW: 3/10/2009 I am a Volunteer Firefighter, and am also a Police Explorer. Going to become a police officer soon, and work my way up to a detective. :) | ||
Inactive for a few days, Mayor FIRED ENTIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT