KCFD Hiring Crisis: Our Irish & Italian Friends Run Out Of Cousins!?!

Don't get mad . . . Our post title is just a bit of good natured fun given that we're fairly certain there have been a great many Mexican jokes around fire stations over the years. 

Still . . .

We agree that hiring first responder should be a priority for Kansas City . . . So much so that this story is worth posting twice on the front page. 

Moreover . . . 

Going back to the post title . . . I didn't believe the news about the declining American birth rate until now. 

And, given that (white dudes failed to build the much celebrated robot worker army) illegal immigration is the only way for the American economy to remain competitive on a global scale . . . We might soon witness our kin from El Salvador learning CPR . . . Check-it . . .

"We're not gonna be able to staff fire trucks and ambulances throughout the summer if we continue at this pace," said IAFF Local 42 President Dan Hiezman. "So, the big thing we are showing up for - we knew that the gender facilities issue was coming up today too, so we came out to support our sisters, but we gotta have more firefighters on the street if we want to continue to protect the citizens of this city."

(Mayor) Lucas said new firefighters will be hired.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

'Not going to be able to staff fire trucks and ambulances this summer': KCFD warning of severe staffing shortage

AND RESILIENT. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND THEY'RE ASKING THE CITY FOR HELP. UNION FIREFIGHTERS WORE RED IN SOLIDARITY AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THEY WANT MORE PEOPLE HIRED, BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS AND FACILITIES THAT ARE GENDER EQUAL.

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