Don Hudson Quotations

To date so far, the fire department has spent about $95,000 on overtime this year,

It gives us a general idea of what we'd be going up against,

It gives us a chance to make some modifications to our fire station,

I think we are about as ready as we are going to be.

It is a way to protect our employees, as well as the plant employees and the county employees,

We hope to be accommodating in as many traditional uses as possible,

We have had several complaints from local residents about the condition of the building,

Disasters come at us when we least expect it, and we are supposed to be prepared,

The supervisors here don't answer to anybody, ... They come back and don't answer to the taxpayers, and they don't come back and answer to the city's administration to explain what's going on.

Once we sign up to be posted, the police will help with enforcement,

You really want to make sure the people you are sending in are mentally and physically able to do it,

This designates who would be the lead agency for each disaster,

It's a technical rescue that a lot of other departments do not want to do,

It's antiquated and it's not right for the public,

It's a little bit that we can do to help the people that are less fortunate, ... They will represent the City of Oneida and the Oneida Fire Department very well.

It's always hard when you lose somebody with that many years of service, ... With his experience, his knowledge and his contacts within the community he had a lot to offer the department and the city.

Anytime you can promote somebody it's good, ... It's good for morale, it's good for the person that is promoted and it allows us to move someone up the chain of command.

If you put two guys down in the hole, their lives depend on the 18 guys standing outside,