• Omaha Firefighters are the lowest hourly wage employees in the city
• Omaha Firefighters work 56 hour weeks with no overtime
• Firefighting is the most dangerous job in the United States
• Omaha Firefighters Responded to 36,000 emergencies in 2006
• 55 Omaha Firefighters have died in the line of duty
• Firefighter are constantly exposed to many infectious diseases, including HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, etc.
• The life expectantcy of a firefighter is 10% below the national average
• Ambulance and fire protection in Omaha costs $1.22/a week for a $100,000 home