WPFA questions insurance billing: Citizen's should express discontent
From the Woodland Record – Letter to the Editor:
As of July 1st the City of Woodland implemented a cost recovery program which requires the members of the Woodland Professional Firefighters (WPFA) to file claims on your behalf to your respected insurance agencies thru Fire Recovery USA, a third party billing company. Bills will be submitted to your insurance agency for responses to vehicle accidents, structure fires, hazardous-material releases, bomb threat stand-bys, pipeline ruptures (i.e., gas, sewer, septic, water) and arson investigations.
Although some Fire Departments across our state and nation have implemented similar programs, very few have taken such an aggressive stance as our city council has to bill insurance companies of residents and non-residents alike.
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We had a person on our street put a large container of used cooking oil in their toter, ofcoourse it spilled into the cargo hold of the Waste Management truck and was spread thoughout our neighborhood. Ofcourse the driver thought he had a hydraulic liak and haul ash out of the neighborhood to the shop. FD was summoned as it was at first considered a hazmat spill. Who gets billed the person who calls in the spill? The person who caused the spill or everyone that had the spill deposited in front of their residence. BTW, the responxe of the City et, el to one of the camplaintants was less than professional until they found out she was a CHP. Then the tune changed. Hopefully WM billed the customer that put the cooking oil in the toter.
Since when does labor get to weigh in on how the business of governemnt is run. If you like the fees, or not, they are a matter for policy makers not the union.
Good question that need answer???? (Anon 7/3/09 11am WFD dislikes billing)
Council asked all bargaining units (unions) for City to help with Budget shortfall. Most bagaining units are working with Council. The Firefighter (union) got the largest raise last year and are not willing to work with Council. Please respond with reasons they are not because my department is losing employess.
City employee
WOW Check out Peoples Vanguard of Davis web site. Same problem different City
City employee has asked fellow city employee ( Firefighters) a question and no answer. Maybe someone is trying to hide something or embarassed to answer???
Total silence on the Fire Union issue. I wonder why!!
So what secret are you looking for???? The fire department has not filled a retirement in over two years! we are facing the same salery cuts if not more. I might be missing something here but all I see is alot of people mad at the WRONG people!
The real question is the Woodland Professional Fire Union willing to reduce its wages as the other City bargaining unit have. As one of the Councilmember said if all bargaining unit would work with them they could eliminate any lay offs.
Anon 10:19 Retirement replacement haven't happened but overtime paid has doubled. Not to smart? City Employee
My overtime hasent doubled! I just constantly come to work to find an understaffed engine! By the way City Council are the ones that say when a City Department can hire not the department heads or the workers!
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