Average LA City firefighter salary last year: $142k

[mp170.6]

As far as local municipalities being smarter with how they spend, agreed. But its important to remember that not all cities are dealing with tough unions, and at least in termsnof police departments, most arent very strong bargaining groups. Fire does better because they are part of a larger overall union.

FWIW, the OC watchdog did an article a year or two ago that listed the taxpayer cost for police per city. The agency I work for cost each taxpayer in the city something like $1.07 a day. That includes all costs, operations, salaries, pension etc. 30 bucks a month might be expensive to some, but to most, its not. How much is car insurance?

 

Two things.  The police unions may be "smaller" compared to the national IAFF representing firefighters, but they use the police salaries of surrounding cities to justify higher wages.  I have a big problem with that.  Just because other cities err in overpaying their employees doesn't mean my city should do the same. 

 

Police and fire costs in my city are about $1.07 as well assuming you count every single resident as a taxpayer.  I understand the insurance value of having police and fire a phone call away, but at $1.07 a day that's $1562 per year for a family of four...awfully steep in my opinion.

[Tank]

http://www.lbreport.com/news/mar14/2457th.htm[/url]

"Alright, Hamilton!"

[Ohtaniland]

3%@50 retirement is the single biggest burden on every taxpayer.  

 

Translation; 3 x years worked at age 50 = % of your highest yearly salary.

 

If you work 30 years as a fireman and retire at age 50 you will receive 90% of your highest salary for the rest of your life.

[CaliAngel]

The heroic NY firefighters who perished on 9/11/2001 made every firefighter in the U.S. an instant hero.

 

Or maybe it's because their job entails doing stuff like this...

 

http://imgur.com/gallery/pTa6K

[NrM]

It's corrupt everywhere. The civilian cops I used to work with were making around 100k a year, because of the overtime they racked up, to do the same job as the military personnel making 30k a year

Finally they removed all their overtime. A lot of bitching and moaning took place.

 

Still no one milks the system more than firefighters simply because everyone loves them and thinks they're heroes. 

Edited April 29, 2014 by Poozy

[mtangelsfan]

Or maybe it's because their job entails doing stuff like this...

 

http://imgur.com/gallery/pTa6K

 

 

Most of the firefighters in my state, and most midwestern states do the same stuff....................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for free.

[Adam]

Most of the firefighters in my state, and most midwestern states do the same stuff....................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for free.

 

When they're not cutting hair or selling chocolate malts. 

[mp170.6]

Or maybe it's because their job entails doing stuff like this...

 

http://imgur.com/gallery/pTa6K

 

Do you have a fetish for firefighters? 

[mtangelsfan]

When they're not cutting hair or selling chocolate malts. 

 

Or banking, or working in the oil fields or the supermarket, or the insurance company or wherever.  Bottom line is they get the job done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for free.