mad dog 2020 said:
I see fire trucks at the grocery store, Home Depot and driving around.
Reminds me of an incident back in 2006 when a TFS pumper - with a full crew - was stolen from a Home Depot in Toronto.
CTV reported, "Police were in hot pursuit of the pumper truck, which was taken for a 45-minute joyride...".
The thief finally ditched it on Highway 27 North of Kleinburg.
http://www.firehouse.com/news/10499771/toronto-firefighters-reprimanded-for-allowing-pumper-theft
Ostrozac said:
Surely something has to be done to reign in policing costs.
Something TPS ( and T-EMS ) had/has was Paid Duty. It did not show on the Sunshine List, because the money does not come directly out of the city treasury.
They have been trying to cut down on Paid Duty for years. But, unless they hire the required number of TPS officers and T-EMS Paramedics, they won't be issued a Special Event Permit ( or get shut down ).
Special Event permits are required for concerts, music festivals, block parties ( especially after Danzig ), street fairs, outside venues, athletic / sporting events, film shoots, parades, conferences and conventions etc.
They can only hire T-EMS Paramedics because they are the sole ambulance provider within the City of Toronto boundaries that is licensed to transport patients in an emergency situation (under the Ambulance Act of Ontario).
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/pdf/emsbrochure.pdf
mad dog 2020 said:
This whole concept is ridiculous but math wise you have to hire more staff if you work 3- 8 hour shifts.
Why would that be?
My employer tried to put us back on 8's, or at least 10's, ( from 12's ) for years, but the union took it to arbitration and won.
( Prior to going on 24's a few years ago, TFS worked 10-hour day shifts, and 14-hour night shifts. My understanding is that the 14-hour nights - rather than simply 12-hour days and 12-hour nights - allowed them to keep their dormitories. )