Episode 17 of "Everybody Hates Freddie: The Little Dictator IS Exposed!

Found a pleasant surprise at my door this afternoon when I got home today. Apparently, Haman's been a bad little boy, and need to be taken to the woodshed, but there is no one brave enough to do it, YET. This looks interesting enough to let the FEDS see it, don't cha think?

What we found should shock and disturb any true Americans living in Bensalem regarding the shutdown of the Union Fire Company, the Public Safety Director, Fire Marshal's Office, politically connected members of the volunteer fire service, Paid Fire Department, the Bensalem Rescue Squad and the township training center.

1. The loan taken out by the Union Fire Company to purchase the new marine unit was less than $100,000.00. The Union Fire Company owns all of its apparatus outright except the new marine unit.

2. Another volunteer fire company in Bensalem Township has truck payments in excess of $92,000.00 per year. That is more than ½ their revenue. Did the Director of Public Safety say anything about that? No.

3. This same volunteer fire company purchased two new trucks that are too large to fit down many of the streets in Bensalem Township. Did the Director of Public Safety say anything about that? No.

4. Bensalem Rescue Squad campaigned for a tax increase and frequently receives large donations from Parx Casino for services that they CHARGE for! After receiving their tax increase, they REDUCED the amount of ambulances they staff per day. This included the removal of the ambulance from the Cornwells Fire Company. Did the Director of Public Safety say anything about that? No.

5. Despite the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety's claims, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE that the Union Fire Company will be bankrupt in 3 years. None!

6. The oversight committee that was supposed to review "safety issues" with the Union Fire Company, instead spent its entire time trying to condemn the new marine unit.

7. The Director of Public Safety when finally FORCED to provide the "18 safety points" that he publically announced REFUSED TO ADDRESS OR DISCUSS THEM WITH THE UNION FIRE COMPANY.

8. The SAFER grant that brought the paid fire department to Bensalem includes numerous statistics that DO NOT accurate reflect the number of fire responses in Bensalem Township. In fact, the Director of Public Safety continues to REFUSE to release the SAFER grant to the public!

9. The poorly budgeted paid fire department has been operating in the red since its inception. No one has been held accountable for this. The township has taken funds away from the 6 volunteer fire companies that provide 24 hour service 7 days a week to fund the paid fire company which provides 40 hours of service 5 days a week.

10. The paid fire department has failed to meet the requirement of being on scene with 5 minutes 90% of the time and BEING CAPABLE OF INITIATING FIRE SUPPRESSION. They must wait with the paid engine until two more paid firefighters arrive to initiate fire prevention. The grant application indicated that there would be firefighters on the paid engine.

11. The Director of Public Safety accused the Union Fire Company chief of refusing to give water to the paid fire company. When this was proven false, the Director of Public Safety THREATENED to arrest the Union Fire Company chief for interfering with a police investigation!

12. The Union Fire Company filed a written complaint with the Mayor of Bensalem Township. IT WAS IGNORED BY THE MAYOR.

13. The Director of Public Safety withheld information concerning an attempted arson at a commercial building in the Union Fire Company Fire District. A week later, the Union Fire Company was dispatched to a fire alarm in a commercial property two businesses away from the one with the arson report. After searching the business they were dispatched to and the one next to it they eventually located a working commercial building fire in the business that had previously been the target of an arsonist! This endangered all the members of the Union Fire Company at the scene. When members of the Cornwells Fire Company arrived at the scene, THEY TOLD THE UNION FIRE COMPANY ABOUT THE ATTEMPTED ARSON FIRE at the business! When the Director of Public Safety was asked about keeping the information from the Union Fire Company he replied; "I don't release information about ongoing investigations"! When the chief of the Union Fire Company stated that he personnel were put in danger by not having the information, the Director of Public Safety REFUSED to respond. When the Union Fire Company chief pointed out that members of the Cornwells Fire Company knew about the attempted arson the Director of Public Safety refused to discuss the matter.

14. Then, the Director of Public Safety had the nerve to put in his "18 safety points" that it took the Union Fire Company 30 minutes to locate the fire at the same fire!

15. The Director of Public Safety authorized the Deputy Director of Public Safety to contact the government agency that had awarded the grant to the Union Fire Company and cancel the grant. This occurred AFTER the Mayor assured the Union Fire Company that the Director of Public Safety would stop interfering with the marine unit project.

16. The Director of Public Safety then authorized the Deputy Director of Public Safety to once again contact the government agency that had awarded the grant to the Union Fire Company and claim that the township did not have the matching funds for the grant. He once again requested the grant be canceled. When the awarding agency pointed out that the township was not responsible for the matching funds and did not have the authority to cancel the grant, the Deputy Director of Public Safety terminated the call.

17. After two attempts by the Director of Public Safety to interfere with the funding of the project, the awarding agency offered to sit down with the township government, Director of Public Safety and the Union Fire Company in 2010 to discuss the project. The Director of Public Safety REFUSED.

18. The township training center is over budget, poorly situation and not capable of offering the training that the Director of Public Safety stated when he called it "state of the art". This $5,300,000.00 could have been better spent recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters. The Mayor refuses to address the problems with the center or the way it was constructed.

19. When confronted at the Penn Ryn meeting by citizens in the Union Fire Company district, the Director of Public Safety AND the Mayor could not answer a single question.

20. The Director of Public Safety and the Solicitor claimed that the Union Fire Company chief was insubordinate and that there was a chain of command that had to be followed. When it was pointed out that the fire company HAD followed the chain of command, yet not a single issue that they brought to the township regarding the conduct of the Director of Public Safety was addressed. Despite several councilmen being fully aware of his threats, intimidation and slanderous accusations.

21. The Director of Public Safety and the Deputy Director of Public Safety made repeated and false accusations regarding the officers of the Union Fire Company to numerous agencies and to the press. When they were all proved unfounded, the Mayor took NO STEPS to correct the conduct of the Director of Public Safety.

22. Areas of the township that continually operate OVER budget with no corrective action are the police department, golf course, the theater behind the township building, fire marshal's office and the paid fire department. No action taken.

23. The township has NO PLAN to properly fund the paid fire department!

24. A paid firefighter assaulted a volunteer firefighter and vandalized the firefighter's car. This was all done in front of numerous witnesses who gave statements to the police. The injuries received by the volunteer firefighter were confirmed through hospital records. Not only was the paid firefighter NOT ARRESTED, the victim, his family and the fire company he belongs to were pressured to drop the issue by officials within the department of public safety! The victim and his family were pressured into accepting that the paid firefighter would pay for all the damages he caused! This same paid firefighter was overheard bragging in a Bristol Township bar that he had nothing to worrying about. The volunteer firefighter, his family and his fire department were told to keep their mouths shut!

25. Another paid firefighter was reported to have sent pictures of his genitals to two female emergency services workers. Within two days of this coming to light in the volunteer fire service in Bensalem the Director of Public Safety said it was unfounded. Several firefighters confirmed that the phone records were NEVER obtained and the two female victims WERE NEVER INTERVIEWED!

26. The Director of Public Safety FALSELY claimed the Union Fire Company grant as being awarded to the township and utilized by the township in 2010! When this was reported to the Mayor there was NO RESPONSE. When the Council was confronted with this information, they replied; "they don't tell us anything".

27. The township fire marshal was suddenly fired two weeks before Christmas. When the Director of Public Safety was asked about it, he replied; "we are going in a new direction". To the month of July, 2012 he has yet to tell the fire service what the direction is!

28. The Director of Public Safety has implied to the leadership of the other five fire companies that it would be in their best interests NOT TO ASSIST THE UNION FIRE COMPANY. The underlying message was that he would do to them what he is doing to the Union Fire Company.

29. Several members of the Bensalem Township fire service have spoken out on social media about the injustices coming from the Department of Public Safety. These firefighters have been threatened to stop expressing their opinions out fear that the Director of Public Safety will punish their fire department.

30. When confronted for specifics the Director of Public Safety does not have the ability to answer!

31. When confronted with FACTS, the Mayor ignores the question or replies; "we can address that because there may be pending legal action". Another way of saying; I REFUSE TO ANSWER.

Millions of dollars have been wasted by the Director of Public Safety, the Fire Marshal's office and politically connected emergency services insiders. NO ACTION has been taken by the Mayor!

When numerous reports about the threatening conduct of the Director of Public Safety have been received by the Mayor, NO ACTION is taken.

Either the Council is blind or truly "is not told anything" or they are part of the problem. ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY.

I am extending an OPEN CHALLENGE to ANY person within the township, this includes any of Haman's "Eau De Little Dictator" inhalers, and Joey D Punch Drinkers, to prove ANY of these statements false. Just remember, there IS evidence to back everything up, so yours had better be AUTHENTIC!!