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And he wants to get them out of our union and council was unaware of that. and they overrode a vote toe that he proposed on a resolution that council put in to keep them in our union. and council came back -- go ahead. >> mr. mcshea, i got to ask you, what kind of fire would cause a problem if these firehouses are cut down to save on overtime? >> any fire. the problem is fire grows exponentially. it doesn't just get a little bigger here and there. every second the fire grows. and the longer it takes for a fire company to get there, not just a company to arrive on the scene, but a pumper to get...
Over $3.5 million the city is on the verge of cutting firefighter overtime and they may even close down entire firehouses. now philadelphia is a very liberal city but i think that this is really putting the city in a position all because the republicans in washington refuse to spend a penny of any federal money to help the cities out around this country and here's what philadelphia is in. the firefighters union describes this as playing russian roulette with people's lives. for more on this let's turn now to tim mcshea of the philadelphia firefighters union, vice president local 22. dim, good ...
Brownout is as they call it. and they have been upset with the cuts that we've had previously. we had seven cuts companies in 2009. we lost five engines and two ladders. it has greatly affected the public safety and our response times and these will only increase those response times and they will also affect the public safety. >> what does michael nutter, the mayor of philadelphia, why is he doing this? and is he behind this? >> i don't think there's much planning into this. he seems to be a knee jerk reaction mayor. there is no planning done. there was no study or research done. we need an i...