[Ammi]

Originally Posted by DeejayAJ

Its optional for the people who start the fires/fireworks but the majority of fires are caused by stray flames/fireworks starting new fires. Its so so unresponsible to strike on a night when they are already strectched to the limits, people who NEED help whether they be elderly/disabled won't be able to get any help atall, why should they suffer so firefighters can get an extra 20p which they are obviously not entitled to. You can't give it the whole they risk their lives cr@p because they knew the salary when they took the job & I'm pretty sure working in Iraq is alot worse for similar pay :/

'the whole risk their lives crap' - that could be applied to our soldier as well then - not by me because I appreciate their risks as I do the Fire Service, but they knew the risks - by the same token yo can't use the 'there's always someone worse off' or someone doing a more dangerous jod card either or no one would ever do anything because theres always someone worse off. Fireworks are set off intentionally - reduce the risks = don't set them off

[AJ.]

Originally Posted by rhino

'the whole risk their lives crap' - that could be applied to our soldier as well then - not by me because I appreciate their risks as I do the Fire Service, but they knew the risks - by the same token yo can't use the 'there's always someone worse off' or someone doing a more dangerous jod card either or no one would ever do anything because theres always someone worse off. Fireworks are set off intentionally - reduce the risks = don't set them off

I mean "You can't use the whole risk their lives crap" as a bargaining chip when they already know the salary. Btw just FYI less than 2 firemen on average lose their lives each year so when you put that into perspective its not that risky compared with some other jobs. & you totally missed the point, I said most of the people who are affected by bonfires/fireworks are the people who didn't set them off so how is "don't set them off" relevent seeing as they don't have control over it :/