FIRE UNION LAYOFFS

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     Posted: 4:04 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014
Fire union cites recent 
fatalities as concern in future layoffs
By Hannah 
Poturalski
Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN — 

     In light of two recent fatal fires in Middletown, the firefighters union president has said he’s concerned how impending layoffs will further curb the department’s response to structure fires.
     The fire department is slated to lose 15 firefighters in mid-August in order to help reduce the city’s general fund expenditures by $2.25 million over the next two to three years, said Chris Klug, president of the IAFF Local 336.
     “Response times will increase and people will wait longer to get that care from our guys,” Klug said.
     Middletown fire crews have responded to two fatal fires in as many weeks.
     Sheri Denise Slone, 50, died Thursday afternoon in a house fire at 2534 El Camino Drive. On April 11, Melissa Cheeseman, 32, died from her injuries following an apartment fire in the 2300 block of South Sutphin Street.
     “This all as the layoff of 15 firefighters looms in the near future,” Klug said in a statement. “Even with the personnel that we had (Thursday) and the valiant efforts by crews we were still not able to save a person in need of help.”

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Vivian Moon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 16 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohi Status: Offline Points: 4187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vivian Moon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: FIRE UNION LAYOFFS Posted: Apr 25 2014 at 4:47pm
	Posted: 4:04 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014 Fire union cites recent fatalities as concern in future layoffs By Hannah Poturalski Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — In light of two recent fatal fires in Middletown, the firefighters union president has said he’s concerned how impending layoffs will further curb the department’s response to structure fires. The fire department is slated to lose 15 firefighters in mid-August in order to help reduce the city’s general fund expenditures by $2.25 million over the next two to three years, said Chris Klug, president of the IAFF Local 336. “Response times will increase and people will wait longer to get that care from our guys,” Klug said. Middletown fire crews have responded to two fatal fires in as many weeks. Sheri Denise Slone, 50, died Thursday afternoon in a house fire at 2534 El Camino Drive. On April 11, Melissa Cheeseman, 32, died from her injuries following an apartment fire in the 2300 block of South Sutphin Street. “This all as the layoff of 15 firefighters looms in the near future,” Klug said in a statement. “Even with the personnel that we had (Thursday) and the valiant efforts by crews we were still not able to save a person in need of help.”

Cooper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Apr 25 2014 Status: Offline Points: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cooper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Apr 25 2014 at 5:00pm
	Klug should be FIRED for exploitingthe woman's death a day after the fire. Neighbors heard her screaming. Rotten.

acclaro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1878	Post Options Post Reply Quote acclaro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Apr 25 2014 at 10:55pm
	Ill-advised, untimely, unseemly, politically motivated, and disgraceful. The politics if the fire fighters sunk to a new low. They have thermal imaging equipment, and a few at the scene were angry they didn't go in. Exploiting an individual's death is poor manners, and painful to those that mourn the loss. Not a proud moment for the city fire union.
	'An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.' - Winston Churchill

FIRE UNION LAYOFFS

Fire union cites recent fatalities as concern in future layoffs