Firefighters in the Las Vegas area are grossly overpaid. The average Clark County firefighter made $129,476 last year. The average Las Vegas firefighter made $123,427 last year. The average Henderson firefighter made $115,963. And none of these salary numbers include the $30,000 - $50,000 benefits package each firefighter earns.
To justify these inflated salaries, firefighter union spokesman Ryan Beaman is often quoted as saying, "[T]he average pay for a firefighter in Clark County is $23.80 per hour and that is not unreasonable."
It doesn't sound unreasonable, until you realize that firefighters in Clark County work 24-hour shifts, which means they are paid to sleep, eat and workout — like the firefighters in the video below.
Yep, those firefighters are on the clock. And this isn't a rare occurrence. I've seen them at that 24-Hour Fitness many times before.
I don't mind that firefighters work 24-hour shifts or get paid to workout while on those shifts. What I do mind is Beaman attempting to mislead the public by pretending a firefighter's hourly rate is comparably to the general public's.
Fortunately, the public is getting wise to how firefighters are ripping off Clark County taxpayers.
To justify these inflated salaries, firefighter union spokesman Ryan Beaman is often quoted as saying, "[T]he average pay for a firefighter in Clark County is $23.80 per hour and that is not unreasonable."
It doesn't sound unreasonable, until you realize that firefighters in Clark County work 24-hour shifts, which means they are paid to sleep, eat and workout — like the firefighters in the video below.
Yep, those firefighters are on the clock. And this isn't a rare occurrence. I've seen them at that 24-Hour Fitness many times before.
I don't mind that firefighters work 24-hour shifts or get paid to workout while on those shifts. What I do mind is Beaman attempting to mislead the public by pretending a firefighter's hourly rate is comparably to the general public's.
Fortunately, the public is getting wise to how firefighters are ripping off Clark County taxpayers.
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