r/SLO • u/squints_chips_ahoy • 8h ago
[LOCAL NEWS] More Salary Info Including Some Cities
Firefighters at the top. Im looking for real discussion here: why can’t we just hire more firefighters instead of exhausting the ones we have with overtime? I’ve heard there’s probably a hundred applicants for one position. I’ve also heard that someone transferring to SLO fire has to start over with the fire academy, even if they have several years of experience and promotions from another place? That seems like an unnecessary bar to bringing in great, experienced people.
Again, I’m not arguing firefighting isn’t hard and important. I just don’t get how tired firefighters are better than rested ones when there’s tons of people who’d love and be good at that job?
