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pasayten wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 3:03 am Western Washington city loses all 12 volunteer firefighters in mass resignation

Gerald Tracy, KOMONews.com Digital Producer - Yesterday 10:11 AM

COSMOPOLIS, Wash. - A city's entire fire department is resigning.

The city of Cosmopolis in Grays Harbor County will be without its 12 volunteer firefighters starting Jan. 1, 2022.

The Cosmopolis Volunteer Fire Association (CVFA) announced the mass resignation on Facebook Thursday, calling it necessary.

According to a release, the department is upset at Cosmopolis Mayor Pauley, claiming he removed "necessary funding and leadership where it is most needed."

"Your firefighters in no way want to leave this community unprotected, we are citizens ourselves with families and homes that need emergency medical and fire protection if those unforeseen circumstances arise, however, we cannot protect you while keeping ourselves safe in the current state Mayor Pauley and his colleagues have created," the letter reads.

You can read the full announcement below.

KOMO News spoke with Mayor Kyle Pauley for a response to the developing story.


Pauley told us the timing of the resignation comes as a surprise.

However, he knew this was a possibility over the past couple of years.

“I had hoped that it wasn’t something it would come to but this is not something that is completely out of left field," Pauley said. "The timing is most interesting and that’s the hardest part.”

Pauley said he and the department have butted heads, but claims every decision he has made was for the good of the city and hopes they find a way to keep the city safe and keep the firefighters.

“Obviously it’s never a time for an announcement like this to happen that would be a good time," Pauley said. "This close to the holidays it kind of makes it a little tougher. It’s a sad situation that it’s come to this."

The mayor does have a plan, saying he has spoken with Aberdeen about its emergency services helping out should this actually happen.

“As soon as I saw the statement I started working to ensure the residents are going to be protected in the new year and so now we’re just going through that, it kind of came down last night so we’re still running through everything at the moment," Pauley said.

dorankj wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:34 pm Wether or not they are a “plot to harm your children” if they do, they’re evil! They killed a healthy 45 yo FF on a Seattle sidewalk, 2 days post booster. His own crew had to work him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP8U4Ta78BA

This is why we in the health care field have problems with all the rules and mandates!

dorankj wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:59 pmNope!

Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers (>100,000/year) and accounts for more than 56,000 emergency room visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and an estimated 458 deaths due to acute liver failure each year. Data from the U.S. Acute Liver Failure Study Group registry of more than 700 patients with acute liver failure across the United States implicates acetaminophen poisoning in nearly 50% of all acute liver failure in this country. Available in many single or combination products, acetaminophen produces more than 1 billion US dollars in annual sales for Tylenol products alone. It is heavily marketed for its safety compared to nonsteroidal analgesics. By enabling self-diagnosis and treatment of minor aches and pains, its benefits are said by the Food and Drug Administration to outweigh its risks. It still must be asked: Is this amount of injury and death really acceptable for an over-the-counter pain reliever?

dorankj wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:53 am https://youtube.com/watch?v=bP8U4Ta78BA&feature=share

This is why we in the health care field have problems with all the rules and mandates!

dorankj wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:30 pm We really don’t know until we’ve had the time to do the science and discern the data. I believe natural immunity was found to be 27x more effective than vax immunity. I would prefer that option as I’m relatively young, healthy and have many co-workers do very well. Losing my job after providing my best effort when all was unknown seems particularly unfair especially when we’re only asking to uphold our Federal Civil Rights.

woodman wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:49 am The blue and green dotted lines on the graphs are showing that nationwide all cause mortality has increased by 14.8% in 2021 compared to 2020, and there is still 6 more weeks left in 2021.

To date, for the year 2021, United States reported 2,807,786 deaths of all ages for the year 2020. Expected deaths thus far, were 2,445,719. That is an increase of 362,067 deaths (+14.8%).

United States reported 3,440,930 deaths of all ages for the year 2020. Expected deaths were 3,026,940. That is an increase of 413,990 deaths (+13.7%).