I am asking everyone in Kokomo and the surrounding communties to take a stand for the firefighters of Kokomo. The city of Kokomo and Mayor Goodnight are going to be firing quite a few firefighters very shortly. He has already decided that the city fire department will no longer be making medical responses. This may sound like a good idea to some, however, the Kokomo Fire Department makes over 2,700 medical calls per year. Those runs bring in over $400,000 per year to the city. He thinks that by giving all of the calls to the two hospitals in the city, that he will save money, but at what cost. People need to understand that those hospitals only have 4 ambulances total to cover Howard County, northern Tipton County, southern Cass County and southern Miami County. That means that there are 4 paramedics to provide care to over 100,000 people. IT CAN NOT BE DONE. So, there "WILL" be people die that may have otherwise been saved by the quick response of KFD. He is thinking about dollar signs instead of the safety of the people that put him in office. So, I am asking that everyone take a stand and let him know that we need these brave men and women on the city payroll, and he needs to make cuts in the budget in other places, like perhaps the salaries of himself and the city council.


Mayor Goodnight will be taking questions at noon on 106.1. The phone number is (877)285-9348.