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Romney Agrees to Hire More Police and Firemen, But To Outsource Them (Original Post) Don Davis Jun 2012 OP
Brooklyn Fire Dept. outsourced to Mumbai. longship Jun 2012 #1
but he will keep their uniforms Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #2

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1. Brooklyn Fire Dept. outsourced to Mumbai.
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 10:55 PM
Jun 2012

Mumbai Fire Brigade bought extra fire trucks, hoses, and ladders to handle the influx of duty required in taking over the Brooklyn, NY fire department. Transport ships will be anchored at the nearest ports to insure that the Mumbai Fire Brigade can steam over to the port of New York City at a moment's notice, at the first indication of fire.

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In a related story, the city of Mumbai has broken its contract with Brooklyn, NY due to the high incidents of false alarms. Although the fire trucks left the pier in Mumbai within minutes of the Brooklyn alarms, when they arrived on the scene, no flames or smoke were evident. Only vacant lots.

Meanwhile, the major of New York has declared the essentially unoccupied county of Brooklyn a new heavy industry enterprise zone and has opened an auction to sell off this valuable source of new incomes for the wealthy bidders.

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