To the editor: I perceive the necessity for such a vital social service because the Hearth Division. However I have currently been feeling it’s an unique fiefdom that’s profiting from this want (“L.A. voters will be asked to increase taxes, yet again. Will they do it for firefighters?” June 23). Listed here are my observations.
Together with advantages, the typical complete compensation for a profession firefighter in California is round $239,000 per year, with senior personnel ceaselessly exceeding $300,000 yearly.
The division has been accused of nepotism, by which these selection jobs are handed down by means of generations.
Some firefighters live out of state and do “shift buying and selling” to mix their 24-hour shifts, then fly again residence, taking their wage to be spent in states like Idaho and others. I say in the event you work for L.A. hearth, you’ll want to no less than dwell in California.
The firefighters’ union argues the funding is desperately wanted to reverse many years of underinvestment. I say earlier than we hand over extra of our hard-earned cash, it’s time for a clear audit of the division. We’d like an impartial Board of Hearth Commissioners. We have to evaluation the division’s wage construction, hiring practices and employment guidelines.
Walter Grand, Agoura Hills
