“Emmitsburg Mayor Frank Davis voted for Donald Trump in hopes he would cut federal spending. Now Davis hopes those cuts don’t include the permanent cancellation of classes at the National Fire Academy, which is part of the town’s identity and helps drive its economy. Davis is also a chief at Emmitsburg’s firehouse, known as the Vigilant Hose Company.”

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5351764/trump-cuts-national-fire-academy-maryland-emmitsburg-fema-federal-spending

Trump killed the Fema training academy. It’s not coming back.

  • brax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    17·
    19 hours ago

    People need to start asking them what the point of the profits are when the money isn’t going back into the respective region (municipal/whatever the states version of provincial is/federal).

    Like great, yeah, the fire department is now private. But there are no profits because nobody can afford the services anymore. Insurance goes through the roof, neighborhoods burn down… Real great plan there.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      15·
      18 hours ago

      the fire department is now private

      All fire departments used to be private. Go read how that went.

    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      19 hours ago

      People need to start asking them what the point of the profits are when the money isn’t going back into the respective region

      At the end of the day these things are politically motivated. The “economics” are just academic smoke screen for it all.

      Looking at their circles we can see them doing a W with the mission accomplished at news coming out of Argentina. Anyone that is motivated by truth seeking would just say its too soon to tell.