If clearing brush is an answer, I say raise property taxes so that the county can pay people who want to do it.
Huh? How about cutting somewhere else and finding the money to do what needs to be done? The job of government is to best allocate and prioritize the money we send them, not spend and raise taxes when something new pops up. Any idiot can do that.
People cannot fight the fire once it is started. Prevention is the only way to deal with these fires. Maybe instead of paying fire fighters to sleep we should set up 12 hour shifts like many rural areas do. Rural areas that pay far less than the $100k that 40% of San Diego fire fighters make. Instead of sleeping and watching TV, they can work inspecting properties and doing other prevention jobs that are neglected under their 24hr shifts.
Good luck fighting the fire fighters union on this.
People cannot fight the fire once it is started. Prevention is the only way to deal with these fires. Maybe instead of paying fire fighters to sleep we should set up 12 hour shifts like many rural areas do. Rural areas that pay far less than the $100k that 40% of San Diego fire fighters make. Instead of sleeping and watching TV, they can work inspecting properties and doing other prevention jobs that are neglected under their 24hr shifts.
Good luck fighting the fire fighters union on this.
People cannot fight the fire once it is started. Prevention is the only way to deal with these fires. Maybe instead of paying fire fighters to sleep we should set up 12 hour shifts like many rural areas do. Rural areas that pay far less than the $100k that 40% of San Diego fire fighters make. Instead of sleeping and watching TV, they can work inspecting properties and doing other prevention jobs that are neglected under their 24hr shifts.
Good luck fighting the fire fighters union on this.
