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�� " November 15, 2001 ZO WEKM IT MAY CbNCERN: I sn a retii�ed fisefighter fro►n the ROSeyi].l,e F�e Deptu�ment, who put in tw�enty years of serv�ce with ti�e department. I think whatyouhavedoneto the r2tiree's is S 8hane. Yvu used the excuse of terrorism to kick them out of the department, saying w�e leave the doors andwindowopenandunlocked. If you would t a k e notice w�e w�ere t h e cn+es Who loCked up snd c 1 e a n e d up . When they needed scrneone to cut gress, c�� did theycallbutthe retiree'S. When they needed saneone to take in a truck for se=vice they called the retiree's. Whentheyneeded sansonetoopenup a station for contractors and stay with them, who did they call, but the retiree's, and what did w�e get in return. We t�ere told we can only come into the station for 1/2 hour and only if there was a firefighter there. What a big insult that is to all of the retiree's. Your problem with lour stations are within. You dY�2 the ones thatleavedoors andwindowopen. The deputy Chiefs leav�e their sqad carsparked in there d'riveways at hans $11 day and night and•`�nafi..iloCked up in a garage. Why are there firefighters, when on watch take the fire trucks over tl Blerlls to get lunch, or at night to Countryside for dinner. We used to doshoppingbeforewe cmeonduty. We put a kitchen in the station for this reason. Saneone might put a barib in one of the trucks, this is not the fault of a retiree. I have been proud to be a Roseville Firefighter, and prrnxi of the whole deparhnent. We have given hundreds of lears of service to the City of Roseville, giving up family holidays, dinners, not to mention, getting up in the middle of the night wheather it was raining, snawing or 50 belaw zero to protect the City of Rosevillle. A threatora security issue I thinknot. All your problems are withi:�. There are alot of young retiree's that could be of big help, if there were an attack ori our citl. There is no other fire departrnent around us that are tx�ating their retiree's like this. I have friends andrelatives onvarious d�parhnents wY� think this is a big joke, and tell us to cane to their stationtohave coffee andwashourcars.