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The big signs are out, but the question remains. The big signs tell people to "Say No To Higher Fire Taxes". But what does that really mean?
Saying no to higher fire taxes means saying yes to potentially longer response times when you have an emergency.
Saying no to higher fire taxes means saying yes to having a fire station with a leaking roof.
Saying no to higher fire taxes means saying yes to using equipment that is past its usable life.
Saying no to higher fire taxes means saying yes to making our neighboring agencies have to continue to respond to our district to cover our shortfalls, removing resources from their own districts.
Saying no to higher fire taxes means saying yes to potentially higher home insurance rates.
In short, saying no to higher fire taxes means saying yes to a whole lot of things that I am simply not comfortable with. Each of these signs carries with it a message that your life and the lives of those you care about is not worth protecting. That the cost is too high to better protect you. I don't know who is responsible for these signs, but my message to them is simple. My life is worth protecting, your life is worth protecting, and the money requested by the referendum to provide the appropriate level of protection for all of us is appropriate to do just that.
Saying no to higher fire taxes taxes means saying yes to higher fire taxes for some areas of our district if they find themselves in an area that eventually gets annexed to a neighboring fire district.
Please join me in supporting the Winfield Fire Protection District referendum on April 6th. And I hope that you will also support me, a candidate that puts the needs to protect our community as the guide for the decisions I will have to make.
Posted on Facebook, March 1, 2021 Robert D "Robb" Hannen for Winfield Fire Trustee
13 square miles. 30,000 residents. 2 hospitals. 30 bodies of water.
The numbers on their own may not seem like too much for one station to handle. But when you see the distance on a map it suddenly becomes glaringly clear.
Pick a place on the map within the red outlines (which denotes the boundaries of the fire district). It could be your house, your place of work, or a place you like to visit. Now imagine an emergency at that location. How far away is Station 1 in the heart of Winfield? What if the ambulance and engine crews are already out on a call when your emergency happens? How far away is the next closest fire station? And how much does that distance change if those companies are also out on a call, making the call bounce to an agency even further away?
When lives or property are at risk, we need our firefighters and paramedics to be able to respond as quickly as possible. And the best way to ensure that happens is by opening the south station and increasing our ability to receive aid from the closest possible location. Whether you live at the edges of the district or are right in Town Center, having a quick response is a necessity.
If elected, I will continue to work to find ways to improve the response times for the entire district, which includes working to find ways to reopen the south station.
Posted on Facebook, January 22, 2021 Robert D "Robb" Hannen for Winfield Fire Trustee
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