COPS BECOME JAKES - BOSTON COPS BECOMING BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS AT ALARMING RATE

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Growing Number of Boston Officers Are Becoming Firefighters Instead: Report​

A growing number of police officers in Boston are switching gears and becoming firefighters for the city, according to the Boston Herald.

Two dozen officers in Boston have transferred to the fire department in 2022, the Herald reports, citing data provided by the city, which marks an increase from four, zero, six and one over the past four years.

Growing Number of Boston Officers Are Becoming Firefighters Instead: Report

A growing number of police officers in Boston are switching gears and becoming firefighters for the city, according to the Boston Herald. Two dozen officers in Boston have transferred to the fire department in 2022, the Herald reports, citing data provided by the city, which marks an increase...

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Boston police leaving to become firefighters at ‘alarming’ rate, report says

The president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association said the fire department offers attractive positions.

www.masslive.com

 

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24 Boston police officers becoming city firefighters this year in large uptick​

BOSTON, MA – July 15: Firefighters haul hose into the scene of a multi alarm fire at 23 Lithgow St in Dorchester on July 15, 2022 in , BOSTON, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

By SEAN PHILIP COTTER | sean.cotter@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: October 8, 2022 at 6:12 p.m. | UPDATED: October 8, 2022 at 7:49 p.m.

Two dozen Boston Police officers are shedding the blue for the red this year, switching over to Boston Fire in an unusually large swing among the city’s first responders.

Data provided by the city shows that 24 Boston cops have transferred to the fire department in 2022, enrolling in the academy to become firefighters. That’s compared to four, zero, six and one over the previous four years.

On the flip side, only one Boston jake became a city cop.

24 Boston police officers becoming city firefighters this year in large uptick

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone said the department is “losing officers to the fire department at an alarming rate because, at the end of the day, it’s a…

www.bostonherald.com

 

[68jk09]

Very common in NYC for years for NYPD to rollover to FDNY....I only know of 2 who went the opposite......1 was in my proby class (& actually wound up with my Fathers old Badge number) & about 9 months later went back to NYPD....the other I did not know personally but supposedly he was in love with a FFs Widow who did not want to chance marrying & loosing another FF so he resigned & joined NYPD.

 

[mack]

Very common in NYC for years for NYPD to rollover to FDNY....I only know of 2 who went the opposite......1 was in my proby class (& actually wound up with my Fathers old Badge number) & about 9 months later went back to NYPD....the other I did not know personally but supposedly he was in love with a FFs Widow who did not want to chance marrying & loosing another FF so he resigned & joined NYPD.

In Massachusetts, transit to PDs was common because of OT available with mandatory police details (construction, events, etc) throughout state. POs made a lot more than FFs. There are obviously factors now more important than pay which are causing so many POs nationwide to leave their profession or retire early. Too bad - law enforcement officers are undeservedly treated poorly, harassed, taken for granted, attacked, shot at and not supported by politicians.

 

[Capttomo]

It’s more common than you think around the country. Two members of the Broward Sheriffs Office SWAT team rolled over to Broward Fire Rescue. Both had 6-7 years on the job prior to the move.