It's still a wonder, given the fact that Salisbury Fire Dept responded, that it isn't on the ground like 90% of their other structure fires.
Perhaps we would be better off just referring to Granite Quarry Fire Department as Salisbury Station 5?
You are exactly right. It's one thing when there truly is a large scale incident when additional resources are needed, but now that Salisbury (who already has 4 working engines) gets a mutual aid department on EVERY SINGLE FIRST ALARM CALL it is a waste.
I'm pretty sure if politicians knew just exactly what was going on, there would be some major changes.. quickly.
I find it quite eye opening that our largest employers in the county still remain governmental entities. This should be a big red flag and shine the light on just how messed up our County truly is. Eventually the Commissioners and County Government may open their eyes and realize why we keep loosing jobs, while a nearby Union County has been ranked as one of the 10 fastest growing counties in the nation. There's no reason why Rowan County couldn't be the exact same.... except for the repressive leadership!
It leaves me to wonder if the Granite Quarry Town Board is oblivious enough to listen to Morris when he makes a report of 8 structure fires in a month. I would be curious to know how many of those structure fires were actually inside Granite Quarry city limits, or yet another conflict of interest when you have a Division Chief with Salisbury Fire Department as the Fire Chief for Granite Quarry Fire Department.
And perhaps the citizens and leaders of the City of Salisbury should also monitor his use of City of Salisbury resources in the City of Granite Quarry. I am well aware of the Countywide mutual aid agreement, and stand behind firefighters and emergency service workers, but like all things, there could be some leadership changes to help all parties involved.
Way to go to the EMS personnel that arrived on the scene even before the Fire Department. Without your immediate intervention, it is likely that Salisbury Fire would be investigating yet another fire fatallity.
Even while the county cuts your pay and benefits, thank you for the work and service you do for Rowan County!
Exactly. If you're going to whine, at least make a valid and truthful argument!
Again, to all of you who don't have a clue what you are talking about. As I stated in my earlier post, it's clearly defined that all county employees involved in a motor vehicle accident must have a drug / alcohol test immediately following their accident.
These posts show me yet again how ignorant people truly can be, if you don't know what you're talking about - shut up.
If you review the county personnel policies (which are publically available on their website) you could answer your own question and see that anytime a county employee is involved in any type of motor vehicle accident causing ANY amount in damage that an immediate drug / alcohol test is to be administred by the Risk Management Division. It's cut and dry.
Was this situation handled in the most efficient manner by 911, probably not, but bottom line when we look at it – the callers were both told to hold while being transferred to Highway Patrol and they both hung up. The 911 operators are affected just as much by budget cuts as any other emergency services personnel. Thanks to the county requiring all employees to take off 3 days without pay, the staffing at 911 (and Sheriff’s Department) have had to be reduced to bare minimum and critical levels on numerous occasions just to keep the county’s bottom line in check. The county has been lucky thus far, but all it is going to take is 1 call not getting answered fast enough or someone getting seriously hurt – and while unfortunate, that’s what it is going to take for the Rowan County Administration to realize how essential these positions are and to not include them in any further furlough plans.
Yes, by taking away 3 days of pay from employees you are reducing the county’s operating costs, but at what cost does the county value a human life? Should something unfortunately worked out differently in this case, the driver was critically injured and he had to wait for help because either 911 or EMS is understaffed – is that worth it for the county?
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