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Public Safety is the Highest Priority

Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 09:01 PM

Author: admin

Jean Stothert

Public Safety is Important To You and it is Important To Us. On behalf of the 660 Omaha Professional Firefighters we would like to thank you for your support. This website is dedicated to expressing facts about Omaha Firefighters. Firefighters4truth.com will also show where Omaha taxpayer money is being spent and highlight a group of individuals who are launching an all-out attack on the Omaha Fire Department.

The Omaha Alliance for the Private Sector, also known as OAPS, is made up of wealthy private business owners. The Omaha Professional Firefighters are made up of working class men and women who believe public safety is their highest priority. The Omaha Alliance gives the perception that they are fighting for the working class. Omaha Firefighters believe the OAPS political agenda will hinder public safety. Omaha Professional Firefighter also believe the group ideas4omaha and their website ideas4omaha.com were created to show public safety in Omaha is not a priority.

Here are some of the facts about Omaha Professional Fire Fighters

Omaha Firefighters contribute 15.40% of their pay towards the pension system. The City of Omaha is currently repaying a court ordered payment due to their lack of payment in prior years. Firefighters do not receive social security benefits for their hours worked with the city.

Omaha Firefighters work 2912 hours per year. This is a 56 hour week with no overtime
Firefighting is the one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. On average 100 firefighters will die each year.
Omaha Firefighters Responded to 40,000 incidents in 2008
55 Omaha Firefighters have died in the line of duty
Firefighters are constantly exposed to many infectious diseases, including HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, etc.
The life expectantcy of a firefighter is 10% below the national average!!
Ambulance and fire protection in Omaha costs $1.27/a week for a $100,000 home
Omaha Firefighters staff your fire stations 24/7, 365 days per year.
Omaha Firefighters are trained in firefighting, emergency medical care, high angle rescue, hazardous materials, confined space and trench rescue, SCUBA, and many other areas.