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Budget

5. Former Chief Bowman said that he

*could not do anything to improve staffing levels and available resources,

*Chief Jarman said in regards to cutting down the number of firefighters,

“It will compound the problem a bit, but this was the best option available.”

*How do you feel about this, knowing that the chief has limited options?

4. There have been cuts to the amount of people in the San Diego Fire academies and instead of having two academies this year only having one.

*How will this affect the way that the departments have shifts?

*Are there any other concerns because of this?

11. How do you feel that situations like this could better be handled?

2. "Studies indicate that firefighters and police officers lose a substantial amount of time off their lifespan due to stresses, exposures and physical impairment -Quote from the Local 145.
Does working overtime affect stress?

3. Will this ware out the firefighters faster?

Would more engine companies lessen stress?


6. Budget cuts affect the public safety, how?

1.“The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard is to arrive on scene of an emergency within six minutes 90 percent of the time; in San Diego, we hit six minutes less than 50 percent of the time.” This quote is from the Local 145 website.

*Why is this, is this due to staffing levels and available resources?


Problem Solving:

8. How do firefighters, like you, cope with the current financial crisis we are facing in the economy?

*(Personally/as an organization)


10. Do you feel the Fire Department is changing for the better or the worse, or is it staying the same?

14. Do you think that the effort put in is getting the department anywhere? (Examples),

*what is stopping the progress?

12. What have you done to help better situations like this?


7. What motivates you to put your life on the line in a situation for fighting a major fire? Is it more of community rallying and team effort or is there something that motivates you from inside?


9. Do you feel supported by the government?