City of Newburgh Firefighters IAFF Local 589
May 30th, 2022
Memorial Day and the City of Newburgh parade have always been one of the events that the City of Newburgh Firefighters look forward to participating in every year. This year you may have noticed a lack of Firefighters marching in the parade. We gathered earlier in the day, as we always do, for a private ceremony we hold at the Firefighters Memorial on Dubois Street to pay our respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. After the ceremony, the body discussed if we wished to March in the 2022 parade. As a group, we unanimously decided to not participate. This decision was not made lightly. The City of Newburgh Firefighters love the parade and love interacting with the citizens we take pride in protecting. Unfortunately, after years of cuts to the Fire Department, including the most recent closing of one of the three companies that provide safety to the City residents and visitors, we decided we could not participate. We could not stand behind a body of City Government that proclaims public safety is their number one priority. However, their actions and policy decisions show that the safety of the citizens is not their priority. Their decisions have severely damaged our ability to protect the city and made our already dangerous job even more hazardous. We only wish to have enough resources to do our job effectively.
Though we did not March, many of us stayed to watch and cheer for those in the parade. We love this City and we love protecting all who live here.
City of Newburgh Firefighters IAFF Local 589
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Sincerely,
The Firefighters of the City of Newburgh