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Warren receives fed grant to return laid-off firefighters, hire new ones
TweetPublished: Wed, September 22, 2010 @ 3:08 p.m.
WARREN — Jeremy Rodgers is going back to work as a city firefighter, and he can’t wait to return to the job.
“I can’t even explain it,” Rodgers said of his impending return. “It will be a blessing for my family.”
Since being let go in early 2009, Rodgers has worked part time for two other fire departments and a police department, he said. He started with the department in 2002.
The city received a grant of nearly $5 million that the Warren City Fire Department will use to recall Rodgers and 10 other laid-off firefighters and hire 13 new ones.
For the complete story, see Thursday's Vindicator and Vindy.com
Comments
Or a wonderful way to invest taxpayer dollars to keep the community safe.
I believe you can see by the article that people like Jeremy Rodgers are dedicated to their community and the safety of it's citizens.
Really, how can adding 23 firefighters to any community be an unwise use of taxpayer dollars? I guess we could get rid of all of them and just give a contract to a company like Halliburton. Maybe that would be the better investment.