Brad's (now retired!) Firefighter/Paramedic...and Other Misc Info..

We've been excited and depressed alternatively after hearing rumors, people backing Klein for stupid reasons, others backing VanSesson for true reasons....both of which we, as firefighters, know. However the public may or may not know. For example...the mayor was upset, and stopped us from sending 2 ambulances for serious patients.....saying it was a waste of resources (the 2nd unit was always available for other calls). Or when the mayor came to a police traffic stop and said it also was a waste of resources for more then 1 police unit to be at the scene.. Most people don't care about these posts but if you happen to live in Crown Point, Indiana.....you should.

So the primary is approaching and Gayle VanSesson is our choice at the fire department. Not to mention Mark Schweitzer for council, one of our own firefighters . If we don't get the current mayor out, we're in for a long hard ride (see previous posts about our chief quitting because the mayor did not like what was posted on our sign in front of the station...honoring those who died on 9/11!). And if I get enough comments, I'll post some of the things the mayor has done so far to let you, the reader, decide if waht he is doing is in the best interest of the city. In the meantime, go to this YouTube link to see 1 of our music videos on a typical day at or fire department....produced totally by some of our firefighters: Crown point Music Video 2006

Just go to this link for a humorous take on the fire chief (or lack there of) situation in Crown Point, IN James - Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana) And to Cpfire.com for the editorial from the ex-chief....er...the newest ex-chief , I guess.....

As of this morning our chief quit after 3 months on the job....why you ask? The mayor did not give "permission" to put this sign out in front of our Crown Point Fire Rescue station. This is the 3rd Chief in 2 years that was either demoted or quit because of disagreements with the mayor. We have a problem....I don't normally editorialize on things that happen at work...well maybe a little...but this needs to stop. We have a great group of guys on the fire and police department that will do anything for the public...as would any FD or PD... these are not the places to micro manage. Ok...I'm done....you can google Crown Point, In news and read more if you're interested. The outcome due to this sign is a ridiculous indicator on what is going on behind the scenes in Crown Point politics. I'm done....