Wednesday, February 08, 2012

So Sad...

When cities and counties had their funding cut by Gov. John Kasich, it was inevitable that it would come to this:

NBC4i:

Lancaster firefighters team up with Buffalo Wild Wings for a fund-raiser to make money to replace a defibrillator on an engine truck.

Chief Dave Ward said the firefighters will act as "celebrity waiters" at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Lancaster between 5 and 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights for Blazin' for a Cause.

Ward said Lancaster fire will get 10 percent of all sales, helping the department replace a broken automated external defibrillator (AED)......

This is sad on many levels.  First, you might not want to have a heart attack in Lancaster, Ohio. Secondly, firefighters have to go to work during their off duty time to get money so that they can save jobs with the proper equipment. They apparently don't have a spare $2200 to cover the cost of the AED.

How is it that Ohio cannot provide the Lancaster Fire Department money for an AED? Gov. John Kasich is flying all over the state in state owned planes and giving boatloads of money to corporations that still end up cutting jobs (American Greetings).

Don't be surprised if next week some police department in the state has to have a bake sale to buy bullets.