According to Charlie Robbins ....................

According to Charlie Robbins -- The maker of http://www.lehighfire.blogspot.com The LAFD covers approximately 143 square miles with 3 engines, 3 rescues, 1 tower ladder and several specialty pieces.

Mr. Robbins please learn to get the facts straight...............................................

According to the vehicle inventory of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District they have the following –

Six Fire Engines 200 / 210 / 220 / 230 / 240 / 250
Six Ambulances 110 / 120 / 130 / 160 / 170 / 180
One Aerial Platform 310
Four Brush Trucks 400 / 410 / 430 / 450
One Tanker 710
One Special Tanker 707
Ten Staff Vehicles 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 31 / 35
Two Inspector Vehicles 32 / 33
and Two Maintenance Trucks 510 / 520
According to the 2006/2007 budget

And now the current Union board wants to buy ----
One new engine $500,000 +
One Quint (ladder truck) $600,000 +
Two Ambulances $250,000 + each
Tradesperson Vehicle $35,000
and an Asst. Chief Staff Vehicle $35,000
According to the 2006/2007 budget\\

BYE BYE HAAS

The Chairman of the LAFD has been fired by the people ---- the voters have spoken!!!!!

Barrett Win Likely

Barrett Win Likely
By By Justin St. Clair
jstclair@lehighnewsstar.com
Originally posted on November 16, 2006 4:40pm


Julie Barrett appears to have beaten incumbent Steven Haas by one vote in
the race for Seat 2 on the Lehigh Acres fire board.

After a machine recount last week, Julie Barrett led incumbent Steven Haas
by only two votes. That margin slipped to a single vote after a manual
recount.

Lee County Elections officials and a team of about 50 temporary workers
counted printouts of each electronic ballot by hand, along with provisional
and absentee ballots, Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington said.

The hand recount was completed Wednesday, with the exception of provisional
ballots. Final official results are expected Friday. Check out lehighnewsstar.com for these results late Friday afternoon.

Initial returns had Barrett leading Haas by nine votes, which spurred the
recounts.

Congratulations to Ralph Hemingway

To the Editor,

First, congratulations to Ralph Hemingway and all Fire Union Brothers & Sisters that helped him out at each polling location in Lehigh Acres.

I would also like to thank all the citizens who voted for me and even the ones that voted for Mr. Hemingway.

It’s a truly a good day for Lehigh Acres when political newcomer Julie Barrett can upset the Fireboard Chairman Steven Haas. And I look forward in working with Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Hemingway on the fireboard issues.

By carrying 45 percent of the vote on Election Day, I’m truly energized that Lehigh Acres deserves more then never someone that can watch and report on issues that are affecting us now and in the future.

The Lehigh Acres Watching Inc. will soon have a new and fresher looking website at: www.lehighacreswatchdog.com and I look forward in serving the citizens of Lehigh Acres in this capacity.

Robert J Anderson

President

Lehigh Acres Watchdog Inc.

Firefighters dampen voting

On Tuesday my family voted and it was such a good feeling because there were so many helpful volunteers to assist and the voting machines were easy to use and understand. Although there was a lot to vote for, it was well organized.

What bothered us was that Lehigh Acres firemen were in the parking lot outside the voting polls trying to convince us to vote another union fire department member onto the local fire board.

Instead, these firemen should have been out training because the fire department isn't efficient, and yet they are highly paid, with a super chief and their costly toys.

All this means to us is that the exceptional fire department survey The News-Press conducted went for zero and showed the true colors of our citizens and the county commissioners.

Obviously, the citizens of Lee County, especially from Lehigh Acres, are not concerned about the awesome cost of fire safety, so why should we be? We live hoping that our home doesn't catch on fire, even though we carry insurance to cover any loss that may occur.

DOT AND NORM ANDERS
Lehigh Acres