tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847917804254799866.post5189129963435751525..comments2023-10-31T12:14:35.448-04:00Comments on Beebewitz's Blog: The GameAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241421023132796098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847917804254799866.post-71753237961869620692011-11-17T15:13:03.104-05:002011-11-17T15:13:03.104-05:00You're right Pat. Volunteers are the only opti...You're right Pat. Volunteers are the only option for rescue on well over 90% of the TransCanada - and most of our other highways - and we respond alongside police and ambulance, working toward the same goal of public safety, but without the same support. Gotta keep chipping away at the political iceberg . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241421023132796098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847917804254799866.post-40457565477161600882011-11-17T12:31:52.957-05:002011-11-17T12:31:52.957-05:00Your are right as a small town Fire Chief in a vol...Your are right as a small town Fire Chief in a volunteer world, in order to get any or accomplish anything. You first learn how to play the politcal games. First at the Municipal level then on the provincal level and with your eye on the prize the federal level. The first thing you learn is to carefully plant the idea in the heads of your municipal officals,rememeber its not your idea, you are just the tool. Then carefuully you nuture the idea let it grow, so the the locals will take it to the next level, and convenice who ever that yes we need this and how much can you contribute and hopefully this person will take it to the final level and say them yes this is a great idea and we are contributing this much capital how much can we count on you for, <br />at least this is what you hope happens.But reality is when all else fails you go back to your volunteers and say well gang I guess if we want this its up to us to raise the money this the sad reality fact of being a volunteer fire department in Ontario. Its funny how our provical police service has a blank cheque for all of the latest and greatest in toys and yet it has been proven time and time again we are <br />an asset to this provenice doing the best we can with what little we have. Are motto is when you travel through our part of the this only trans Canada highway you are not in gods hands , but in ours.<br /><br />Pat Underhill<br /> Fire Chief <br />Town of Latchford Ontario<br /> email; latchfordfd@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com