Statement: “There’s a reason why [the] volunteers have dropped from 300 to 150,” Frank De Clercq, head of the city of San Diego firefighters’ union, wrote Aug. 28, referring to the number of volunteer firefighters in the county.
Analysis: De Clercq is a longtime critic of the county’s fire protection efforts. He argues the county inadequately funds firefighting and should give cities more money from a pot of taxes devoted to public safety functions.
Fact Check: No Volunteer Firefighter Exodus
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