<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622817320860384364.post8834229919316188886..comments</id><updated>2008-11-26T19:00:59.586-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Kitchen Table: Opportunity During Tough Times?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thekitchentable.firerescue1.com/feeds/8834229919316188886/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5622817320860384364/8834229919316188886/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thekitchentable.firerescue1.com/2008/11/opportunity-during-tough-times.html'/><author><name>claquer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16489201648431250668</uri><email>christine.laquer@firerescue1.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622817320860384364.post-960150231839093462</id><published>2008-11-26T19:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-26T19:00:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Exactly, too often these non-suppression positions...</title><content type='html'>Exactly, too often these non-suppression positions are filled with higher paid suppression personnel for a variety of good and some questionable reasons.  When my department did away with permanent light duty positions, i e. retiring people on disability after 1 year, we should have filled those positions with clerks, storekeepers, etc.  I don't see much reason to have firefighters and paramedics working in scheduling and print shop positions.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5622817320860384364/8834229919316188886/comments/default/960150231839093462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5622817320860384364/8834229919316188886/comments/default/960150231839093462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thekitchentable.firerescue1.com/2008/11/opportunity-during-tough-times.html?showComment=1227754800000#c960150231839093462' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://thekitchentable.firerescue1.com/2008/11/opportunity-during-tough-times.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622817320860384364.post-8834229919316188886' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5622817320860384364/posts/default/8834229919316188886' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>