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.

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....