Tensions between the Kansas City, Kansas mayor and local firefighters hit a boiling point on Thursday afternoon in a battle that’s been brewing for years.
Robert Wing is a fire captain and official with the Local 64 Firefighter's Union. He says, he and other firefighters are ticked off that Mayor Mark Holland has repeatedly made statements about cutting the fire department in public settings.
“[Holland said] there are too many fire trucks, there are too many firefighters and there are too many fire stations in this community, and we`re going to right size the fire department,” said Wing.
Hearing these comments, almost on a regular basis, is part of what Wing says led firefighters demonstrate.