By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Tue May 11, 2010 at 09:10:40 AM EST
Tags: Michigan, Flint, Firefighters, FEMA, Grants, Emergency, coincidence (all tags)
Whats burning?
Well.. in April it was Flint.
Graves says 10 of the 12 fires are being investigated as possible arson.
He says a total of 107 fires have been reported in April, which he says is a "gigantic" increase from the 37 reported in the same time period last year.
And coincidentally, there was a simultaneous downturn in firefighter employment, which made the situation even more critical..
Flint recently laid off 23 of 88 firefighters and 46 of 150 police officers to help close a budget deficit. The cuts have been accompanied by a wave of suspected arsons, many in abandoned homes.
Is it me or does there always seem to be a lot of coincidence surrounding public employee issues?
But never fear, the federal government has a handle on the situation. The cavalry has arrived.
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