If you put two guys down in the hole, their lives depend on the 18 guys standing outside,

Anytime you can promote somebody it's good, ... It's good for morale, it's good for the person that is promoted and it allows us to move someone up the chain of command.

It's always hard when you lose somebody with that many years of service, ... With his experience, his knowledge and his contacts within the community he had a lot to offer the department and the city.

It's a little bit that we can do to help the people that are less fortunate, ... They will represent the City of Oneida and the Oneida Fire Department very well.

It's antiquated and it's not right for the public,

It's a technical rescue that a lot of other departments do not want to do,

This designates who would be the lead agency for each disaster,

You really want to make sure the people you are sending in are mentally and physically able to do it,

Once we sign up to be posted, the police will help with enforcement,

The supervisors here don't answer to anybody, ... They come back and don't answer to the taxpayers, and they don't come back and answer to the city's administration to explain what's going on.