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CycloneFE · 04-13-2009, 04:10 PM

Greg,

Great post!

I spent 20 years as a volunteer firefighter in a very small district. It was formed in 1959 and the founding members voted to have 3 elected trustees and their salary was $1.00 per year. Once a month the 3 would come to the firehouse and sign checks and do business. Firefighters were paid to train at $3.50 per week and a maximum of 3 weeks per month. All of this was to encourage input of nearly all monies BACK into the district and the best trained personnel.

Several years before I left a fellow got on as trustee and he spoke to several other trustees from more prominent departments that had more money and he voted the trustees be paid several hundred per month. Once the FF's heard of this, there was a pretty big outrage as to who lays their life on the line and is paid, "how much"? Next month the salaries were reversed and all is still the same in the small town, except the trustee did not get re-elected.

Sometimes outrage and speaking ones mind can change things.

PS, the worst thing was the Government stepped in and wanted to get the taxes of the $3.00 paid to the trustees per year.

04-13-2009, 04:10 PM	#9
CycloneFE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Decatur Illinois Posts: 634 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How NHRA could survive and really cut costs Greg, Great post! I spent 20 years as a volunteer firefighter in a very small district. It was formed in 1959 and the founding members voted to have 3 elected trustees and their salary was $1.00 per year. Once a month the 3 would come to the firehouse and sign checks and do business. Firefighters were paid to train at $3.50 per week and a maximum of 3 weeks per month. All of this was to encourage input of nearly all monies BACK into the district and the best trained personnel. Several years before I left a fellow got on as trustee and he spoke to several other trustees from more prominent departments that had more money and he voted the trustees be paid several hundred per month. Once the FF's heard of this, there was a pretty big outrage as to who lays their life on the line and is paid, "how much"? Next month the salaries were reversed and all is still the same in the small town, except the trustee did not get re-elected. Sometimes outrage and speaking ones mind can change things. PS, the worst thing was the Government stepped in and wanted to get the taxes of the $3.00 paid to the trustees per year.