Firefighters in Pittsburgh-Peduto

==Statements to the P-G on March 4, 2007 ==
===How should the size, deployment or function of the Fire Bureau be changed?===
Peduto: "The issue isn't necessarily the size of the Fire Bureau, it's the management of it, and we have negotiated away all of the management of our Fire Bureau. This is a major difference between Luke and I. I will reopen the fire contract when elected in November. ... Part of that is the $10 to $14 million a year that we're spending every year in bonus and overtime. It's unacceptable.
"We have to put aside money in a capital program so that we can have stations that serve the needs of today, and the next 20 to 40 years, not necessarily where a station was built in 1902.
"I also see the opportunities of joining with contiguous municipalities in creating a broader role for the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau in the next 10 years."
==Links==
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh
* William Peduto
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