There are Fireworks and fire fears in one local community today. That's because Lorain laid off nearly 2 dozen firefighters as it fights to close a 3-point-6 million dollar deficit.
As we've been telling you, the fire department, is upset over the decision. Members now explain the layoffs couldn't have come at a more inconvenient time.
Today, Lorain has one fire station, and two trucks. Compare that to a week ago, when seven trucks were running. That's because on Friday, Lorain let go of 23 firefighters…and members of both the department and the community say they're concerned about safety.
Michael Popovich, a local Lorain resident said,“I’m afraid there’s going to be more, more disasters now than there’s ever been.”
His mother, Beatrice Popovich, feels the same way, “they’ve given up a lot and then all of a sudden they tell them you’re no longer needed. That’s disgusting. Lieutenant Dan Russell of the Lorain Fire Department has been with the fire department for nearly 20 years and tells me he's never seen them incapable of serving residents.