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Date Posted: Tuesday, June21, 08:16:pm
Author: exposed
Subject: Re: County Officials Criticize City of Newburgh Over Spending
In reply to: Numb 's message, "County Officials Criticize City of Newburgh Over Spending" on Tuesday, June21, 09:22:am

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus' statement via facebook concerning staffing for all first responders, following
the Lander Street fire. Note the response comments that touch upon difficulties that volunteer fire departments are facing.




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Steve Neuhaus

David M. Hoovler Orange County DA and I are strongly recommending that municipalities with paid emergency personnel ensure that they have adequate staffing for all first responders, including police, fire, and EMS when responding to emergency calls.
Now more than ever, our community needs to extend their support to first responders, who risk their lives for us every day. We must also protect them and allow these men and women to perform their job safely and ask municipalities to consult with unions and review applicable industry standards when working with our first responders.

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Rick xxxxxx
Thank you for your continued support!!!!

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Benjamin xxxx
The Newburgh City Manager and Council's treatment of the fire department is reprehensible.
Thankfully the County Executive and the DA have decided that the difficulties facing volunteer fire departments, or that we're facing an ambulance crisis, are not actually problems. Only the paid departments have problems worth commenting on, I guess.

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Jim Lxxxxxx
+1

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Teresa xxxxxxxxxx
Not too concerned with understaffing at OCJ though?

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David xxxxxxx
Nepotism should be the next victim in Newburgh.
Councilperson (can’t call them a man) Omari Shakur and his unqualified lame duck grandson should be ashamed of themselves; but they’re not.
How the City of Newburgh can justify paying Omari’s grandson and another individual in excess of $40,000 per year when they failed the fireman’s exam is incomprehensible.
I’m not sure if two additional qualified firefighters would have changed the outcome of last week’s fatal fire, but it certainly wouldn’t have hurt.
Omari Shakur has more blood on his hands… when will it end?

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Lizzy Morgan
So someone had to die and be injured too know this ??

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Kathryn xxxxxxxx
So important!!! This is such a bad rising issue

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Kevin xxxxxxxxx
What about volunteer depts ? They have staffing issues too !

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