Daniels Endorsed by Professional Firefighters

The Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana (PFFUI) endorsed Governor Mitch Daniels today, citing unprecedented access to the Governor's Office and Daniels' creation of regional fire training centers.
"We have a Governor who will listen to the fire service and is responsive to the needs of firefighters," PFFUI President Tom Hanify said. "Mitch Daniels is a good friend to all of us and our families."
"I have valued, like nothing else over the last four years, getting to know firefighters all over this state," Daniels said. "My appreciation for what you do, how hard it is, and how risky it is, grows and grows."
In 2006, Daniels created and funded the Indiana Fire Training System, which will include 10 regional fire training centers long sought by career and volunteer firefighters.
"There's no reason Indiana's firefighters can't be the best equipped and the best trained anywhere," Daniels said. "In my judgment, since lives are at stake, we have to do the very best we can to support those and sustain those who take on these hazardous duties so the rest of us can sleep better."