This is from Statter911.com.

Included in the discussion is the idea of contracting out fire protection, something apparently prohibited in the current collective bargaining agreement. One of the people on the recording makes the suggestion that the solution is to order the chief of the department to fire one firefighter each month until the firefighters get the message. The person says if the chief can’t choose who to fire, they will make the choice for him and it could be the chief who may be gone. While there is no indication that this is seriously being considered, I don’t hear anyone speaking up saying this is a bad idea.

At point the person suggesting this tactic says, “Firemen, like cops, are street people. They only understand civilized force. That’s what they understand. You fire ‘em.”