A retired assistant Cedar Falls fire chief says the city should take some of the money it’s saved up for a new public safety building to hire more career firefighters. “Public safety officers are not the answer,” Bill Bell said in remarks delivered to the City Council over the past couple of meetings. Time limits prevented him from delivering his full remarks during those meetings, but he provided a copy to The Courier. Bell’s comments are concurrent with a letter from spouses and significant others of Cedar Falls firefighters, submitted by retired Cedar Falls Fire Capt. Sharon Regenold and appearing on the opinion page of today’s Courier.