Purzycki Comments on Fire Fighter Shortage A Glaring Example of How He Just Doesn’t Get It.

Citizens Lose as Mayor Issues Press Release Filled with Deception, Half Truths, and Crooked Math In Attempt to Convince People That Less Fire Fighters Make Wilmington Safer

WILMINGTON- In an end of the day press release Wednesday, Mayor Purzycki launched another attack on Wilmington’s fire fighters while trying to deceive the public into believing that reducing the number of fire fighters and closing firehouses actually makes them safer.

At issue once again is the concept of rolling brownouts, a catastrophic Russian Roulette-style game of closing firehouses that continually leaves sections of Wilmington waiting longer for fire fighters to respond in an emergency.

“Mayor Purzycki wants the citizens of our city to think that they’re safer with less fire fighters protecting them.” states Joey Leonetti, President of the Wilmington Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1590. “But his politician math doesn’t add up.  He’s more worried about looking like he is trying to solve a public safety crisis rather than actually solving it.”

To add fuel to the fire, Purzycki deceitfully claims that fire fighters only work 91 days a year, irresponsibly leaving out that each one of those days is a 24-hour shift, three times longer than the average work day. 

The Mayor further attacked the work schedule, completely disregarding the fact that it was designed to help fire fighters better recover from injuries, both physical and mental, allowing for a healthier fire fighting force to keep our community safe.

“Wilmington fire fighters took an oath to protect this community so yes… we are going to fight for her. We are going to do our best to keep our city safe” states Leonetti.  “We were here before this Mayor and we will be here afterwards.”