In the town of Troy-Who-Ville, where stories run deep,City Hall spun a tale they hoped neighbors would keep.So I wrote my own version, with rhyme, truth, and art,A 16-page adventure that comes straight from the…
This Was Never About Fixing the Incentive Plan. Let's stop pretending. The so-called "update" from the TFD "Incentive Committee" does not describe progress toward restoring what firefighters lost. It describes a process designed to avoid…
🚨 Troy Fire Member Feedback: A Serious Red Flag 🚨 We recently surveyed our members about how likely they are to recommend joining Troy Fire. Keep in mind, this is a survey of the people…
In 2023, the City of Troy conducted a confidential staff survey with 385 responses and a ±3.0% margin of error. This wasn't a casual pulse check. It was a statistically meaningful snapshot of how employees…
In 2023, the City of Troy conducted a confidential staff survey with 385 responses and a ±3.0% margin of error. This wasn't a casual pulse check. It was a statistically meaningful snapshot of how employees…
After already losing a quarter of the department, the remaining firefighters were asked a simple question: “How likely are you to leave after your next payout?” The responses are worth careful attention. The answers paint…
Troy Firefighters Are Speaking, and the City Is Choosing Not to Listen Recently, 100 Troy firefighters took the time to fill out a survey about the current incentive plan and the state of the department.…
During World War II, Allied bombers returned from missions riddled with bullet holes. Engineers rushed to reinforce those areas, until statistician Abraham Wald said something that everyone else missed: You're only studying the planes that…
When the city removed the firefighter pension incentive, 34 firefighters left the department and only 100 of them remained to protect our 87,000 residents. In any other American city this size, losing 25% of a…