Since 1885, New Jersey firefighters and their families have benefitted from a special fund designed to support them in times of tragedy and financial hardship.
It helps pay for the burials of fallen firefighters, provides financial assistance for first responders hit with medical bills, and even provides in-home health care for those who are aging and suffering from physical ailments. The fund is available to active and retired career and volunteer firefighters and their families.
Now, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration wants to divert $33 million from that fund to spend on its own agenda, an under-the-radar maneuver that critics are calling “horrendous” and a threat to the neediest of firefighters. It means no new money would come into the fund this year.
“These dollars collected from out of state insurance companies are a safety net to help firefighters in their greatest time of hardship, and should never be used to fill a budget hole,” said Ed Donnelly, president of the firefighters’ union, the New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association, who first learned about the proposal when he was contacted by a reporter.
Got to pay for those illegals somehow right ??♂️
Got to pay for those illegals somehow right ??♂️
That’s disgusting ????
That’s disgusting ????
He is a horrible!! Who voted for him?
He is a horrible!! Who voted for him?
Anna Lazic the unions. See how well it faired for them. This guy sucks.
Imbeciles
And the union is backing him.
And the union is backing him.
Hell no!
Hell no!
This guy is something holy shit!
This guy is something holy shit!
Surprised this asshole is still alive.
Surprised this asshole is still alive.
He needs to go!
He needs to go!
Were is the petition to get him out
Were is the petition to get him out
Thomas Lavallo recall Phil Murphy, follow the page. There are signing places for each county.
Thomas Lavallo garden state shooting center has it.
Thomas Lavallo go there and sign it.
Thomas Lavallo yes we do. This douche needs to go.
Jen Marie I just got home read the wrong post Jen marie
I’ll sign that in my blood he affects my living in dirty jerzey
Garden state shooting range in lakwood industrial plaza off rt 70.
Look what did you except. He would rob a child of their money from the tooth fairy
Look what did you except. He would rob a child of their money from the tooth fairy
Good put it to use elswhere. That kind of money does not have to be there for that. Enough of the giving the farm to public servants. They chose the job. Its public service not suppose to be a cash cow for them
You realize this is also supports volunteer. Hope you never need their assistance
Good put it to use elswhere. That kind of money does not have to be there for that. Enough of the giving the farm to public servants. They chose the job. Its public service not suppose to be a cash cow for them
You realize this is also supports volunteer. Hope you never need their assistance
Terrible!
Terrible!
Sick they risk their lives a bunch of bullshit! The government needs to get their shit. Together.
Sick they risk their lives a bunch of bullshit! The government needs to get their shit. Together.
Piece of ?
Piece of ?
But…you gave Lakewood 30 million dollars..this makes me sick
But…you gave Lakewood 30 million dollars..this makes me sick
DISLIKE !!
DISLIKE !!
This guy is f’d up
This guy is f’d up
Vicki Knudsen Husted his a POS!!!
Can this guy be more of a dickhead!!!!! This POS needs to GO NOW!!!
He needs to be recalled.
He needs to go. I can’t stand him at all
Again with this Fiddling Ben Bottom Feeding motherfucker/ he doesn’t give 2 shits about NJ tax paying citizens /
Just another time the state steals from people he is fucked up recall the mother fucker
Recall!!!!!!
He is a piece of crap and needs to go fast
Can you say ,
” SCUMBAG “I Knew you could!!! lol ?
https://whyy.org/articles/n-j-comptroller-says-250m-fund-for-firefighters-sits-unused/
Brett Justin Huber…, these people can’t read pass the headline!!! The can go a year without 33 million because they don’t spend shit.
Lew Fiord exactly. No one does any research on facts
Brett Justin Huber it wont be for a year, you know that, I know that. They take it all eventually.
Michael Fuller Yeah Lew reeally thinks they will stop taking once they start , Than the insurance companies will be in court to stop paying into it , because of miss use.. This will start the down fall of this fund. But alias dont worry the illegals will get there funding.
#whitman
What a loser this guy is!
He’s an ass!
Wtf….
Time to recall his ass
Get him out
He neeeds to gooooooo
Man Jersey knows how to find the good ones. When was the last good governor
Jim Steins Christie in his first term.
Jen Marie he worked out well
Jim Steins should have been one and done. Lol
He is a bag of crap
Did anyone read the article because reading is fundamental!!! They’re far from broke. They’re sitting on 245 million dollars. They barely if ever put out. I’ve watched the board play games. Gave money to those who really don’t need it and screw those who do. It’s all who you know.
Lew Fiord like Lakewood. They must know someone! ??
Lew Fiord shouldn’t matter how much they’re sitting on. Money shouldn’t be taken from that fund for general funding, all that’s doing is putting a bandaid on his poor budgeting! Same shit that Wittman started when she STOLE from PFFS and never repaid the money then each governor did the same after her putting that pension fund in the state it is now!
Lew Fiord you are full of shit they don’t pick and chose who gets a payout there are guidelines and materials to follow that each individual relief association must follow to approve and deny claims and each association gets audited to make sure they are doing what they are supposed to do…. if you know someone that didn’t get paid they probably were not be honest….. next time you have a Murphy ass kissing session tell home there is a lot of smoke eaters ready for a fight.
Lew I guess you missed when Whitman took from the pension fund , so my question is how much is enough? This money comes out of a fund as you know , they dont hand it to everyone
You must meet a certain criteria
I guess if it involved you it would be a different story
Lew….that may be true….but it ain’t his money to fucking take
Scumbag
Just like they took money from the public employees pension fund. It should be illegal.
He’s a disgrace
This dude is a scumbag
Murphy’s is just a fucking asshole and worry about all the stupid shit but taken away from firefighters and police officers is not fucking right he needs to get the fuck out of the state of New Jersey vote him out and have somebody else and he’s going to milk this state blind
I rather the Firefighters have the money than sending ILLEGALS TO COLLEGE and paying their LAWYERS FEES to fight our Government to stop their DEPORTATION! Murphy needs to rethink his PRIORITIES!
Dolly Zimmerman looks like the Firefighters aren’t getting it anyway…what has grown to be $250 million is just sitting there. Read the article posted above
Things aren’t akways what you knee jerk think….research.
This is bullshit, Maybe we need to take his salary away
Scumbag
Scumbag
This guys a JERK OFF
This guy is a true piece of shit
This ass wipe takes money from all credible needs hardworking New Jerseyans need and fund…and gives it to illegals
I just signed a petition to get rid of him!!!?
Gail Rua SAME HERE!!!
Kasey Magyar where the petition?
Gail Rua please share
Gina Serio-Madera I signed one yesterday at the Toms River food fest.
NO ONE VOTED FOR HIM HOWS THIS HAPPENING?!
People need to read the article before simply commenting on the headline
Jennifer Sardo Catusco no they dont. He’s done enough of other nothing besides this.
Kasey
So has every governor. Name 1 who didn’t raise taxes in recent years.
Jennifer Sardo Catusco he hasn’t taken the money yet but he will just like Whitman took money out a police and fire pension fund so you need to go back in history and do a little research it has been done
Jennifer Sardo Catusco you are correct every governor has raised taxes and that is why NJ residents are fed up.
At least he admitted it would happen instead of lying and then doing it. ??♀️
Jennifer Sardo Catusco Either way stealing from peter to pay paul . Insurance companies pay for that fund .politicians take from that fund than one day the insurance co will be in court , to potest paying into it , & volunteer Fireman along with others will get short changed
Jeff Fedak
Taxes from insurance companies make up that fund. It’s tax money.
Murphy is completely incapable of being in his position. However our left wing liberals voted him in. Makes me sick but we got to deal with it for now. The state is shot.
Keep voting for Liberals people and this is what you get…
You all voted him in just like you voted crispy cream in. All politicians are crooks starting at the top. #allhailpresidentfuckface
Can you say P.O.S.???
This guy has got to go!!!!!
Sad
You all voted for him
Why is this scumbag still in office ??? He is out of control …
Hey. He needs if for his sanctuary state illigals. What the hell are you staying there for. Get the hell out of there.
as soon as we can, we are movin’ OUT….I was born here and it makes me so sad to see this once wonderful State turn into what it has.
We left six months ago. It was like getting rid of a hu8ge weight of our backs. Now we are in Florida and lovin it. If we need to go back to jersey. We can fly there cheap to see family or friends. No tax on pensions down here and fifty percent of homestead property taxes. Cant beat that.
Disgusting!!!???Scum…douche bag
Not sure who is worse.. this idiot or fatso
well GEE. He has to help all the CRIMINALS!! I cannot imagine who would have voted this moron in….I SURE hope THEIR homes don’t catch fire, or their children don’t need emergency services, because they might not be there!
Took from education now wants to take from firefighters .Does everyone see what’s going on ?
He needs to fulfill his sanctuary state promise & provide them aid with our tax dollars .
Jeff Fedak No they do not. They are completely blind, they are brainwashed.
That’s weather were really good reasons probly one of the top ones that he should not be Elected again Firefighters deserve more way more than what they get for the job they do
Joseph Clappsy Sr.
So do EMS, they get no funding but no ones out there fighting for them
How much damage will be done before he is removed??????
This one on the take-needs to go..
He needs to go.
Ya vote demmycrat= you get demmycrat.
Hes such a piece of trash!!!! Take him out to the curb on garbage day should be thrown outta office n all these high paid, corrupt politicians should have to balance the budget outta pocket!! Their such corrupt pieces of crap
Murphy is a scourge on our existence. This State has gone from bad to so much worse in such a short time
Who the Heck supports a weasel?
https://whyy.org/articles/n-j-comptroller-says-250m-fund-for-firefighters-sits-unused/
Sandra Petroni Antonellis if that money was dedicated the firefighter budgets we probably wouldn’t need a fund to help us and second of all the state just once their greedy hands on it to put it somewhere else just like they did once before when they hit the pension fund of the police and fire
Jeff Fedak maybe they should either lift the strict uses of the fund to benefit the firefighters more or allocate the excess somewhere else that’s needed. As far as pension money and let’s include all state employees not just fire and police that money was money being paid into by them for their retirement. They are not the same thing and shouldn’t be compared to this. No firefighter family is going to suffer with a surplus like that. The fund is not in danger of collapse.
Jeff Fedak also let me add it was Murphy who let the 2 percent wage increase cap on police and firefighters that belonged to Christie expire and has made some acceptable union deals for police and firefighters contacts.
They divert money all the time and this fund has a huge excess. https://whyy.org/articles/n-j-comptroller-says-250m-fund-for-firefighters-sits-unused/
All the haters here should read past the headlines to understand the article.
Robbing the fund just like Christie Whitman robbed NJ pensions cause the money was there….we all know how that turned with a pension fund in trouble stop them before it’s too late don’t be as stupid as the unions in Whitman’s day who let it happen
Murphy needs to go! Someone would be doing this country a great service
It will probably go to the illegal ALIENS. Grrrr!
Have to make sure the illegals are taken care of first !! ???
What is wrong with this guy??
Classy guy
Typical democrats
Their unions support Democrats…this is what you get. Terrible.
Scott Smedile
Kelly Daletto
Where’s the deranged assassins when we need ‘em??
Who in their right mind thought it would be a great idea to elect this idiot?
But they can hire lawyers for illegals? What a joke. Asshole Democratic State